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| NPA kills 1, injures 2 in a violation of their own truce |
| 2004-01-02 |
| Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels shot dead a soldier and wounded two of his children in Samar despite a Christmas season cease-fire called by both sides, a military spokesman said. Six gunmen burst into the home of intelligence officer Corporal Alfredo Monacho in Samar Wednesday and opened fire on him, killing him and wounding two of his children who tried to shield their father, Lt. Col. Daniel Lucero said. The incident came despite unilateral cease-fires called by both the government and the communist insurgent New People’s Army (NPA) over the Christmas season. "This is treachery and the NPA took advantage of the government Christmas cease-fire," Lucero said. The 9,000-member NPA called a unilateral Christmas truce lasting from December 20 to January 4. The government’s cease-fire lasts until January 6. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |