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| Southeast Asia |
| Communist rebels kill Philippine soldier |
| 2013-09-28 |
| New People’s Army militants killed a Philippine soldier in a clash Friday in Compostela Valley province. Local officials said the fighting broke out in Mawab town where communist militants attacked soldiers on patrol. The fighting lasted 10 minutes and it is not known if there were any casualties on the NPA side. Lt. Col. Alexis Bravo said troops were deployed in the area to protect the village from threats of militant attacks. He said villagers sought help from the military following harassment by the NPA. He said, “We preempted the entry of NPAs in that barangay. If not on the timely arrival of our troops, the community may have been attack by the NPAs." |
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