MANILA, Philippines — Members of a three-man hit squad believed to have been deployed by the communist rebel group New People’s Army (NPA) were slain in an encounter with arresting officers in Laguna, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
According to reports released to PNP Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, the unit based in Calabarzon was the subject of an arrest order being enforced in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, on Friday morning.
The communist rebels opened fire when the team composed of officers from the PNP’s Special Action Force, Intelligence Team, Police Regional Office 4’s Regional Mobile Force Battalion, Sta. Rosa Police, and soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines…
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