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Nine killed in Philippines commie attacks
Communist guerrillas killed eight coppers and a local official in coordinated attacks in the central Philippines on Saturday, the police commander for the region said.New People's Army (NPA) gunnies murdered a village official at his home at dawn and then ambushed a police patrol sent to investigate the killing, said Chief Superintendent Arnold Revilla, the regional police chief. The rebels set off an IED as the patrol approached the village official's home, then raked it with gunfire, Revilla told reporters by telephone. He said the dead included the deputy police commander of Catarman city, Senior Inspector Necasio San Antonio. The attackers then stole the victims' firearms, he added. Posted by: Fred 2010-08-22 |
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