[The Nation] Four border policemen and a civilian were wounded in a double bombing attack in Songkha province yesterday morning, while two village defense volunteers suffered minor injuries when a third bomb exploded in front of a school in Pattani province.
The policemen were injured in the first explosion in Saba Yoi. Five minutes later a female riding by on a bicycle was slightly hurt by a blast in the middle of a road just a kilometer from the first incident. It was believed that the second bomb was intended to harm officials responding to the first incident.
In Khok Pho, two defense volunteers guarding a school were slightly injured by an explosion in front of the school.
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[Gulf Today] A militant from the communist New People's Army was killed in an clash with government security forces in Surigao del Norte province. Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said a combined team of soldiers and policemen killed the insurgent in an encounter in a remote village in the town of Malimono.
Citing initial reports, Padilla said a team of soldiers and policemen were on Monday morning sent to check on the complaints that NPA members were extorting food and money from local villagers. After a brief heavy exchange of gunfire, the miltants fled and left behind the body of their slain comrade along with an AK47 rifle.
This was the first reported battle between Philippine security forces and the NPA since Duterte on Saturday lifted the unilateral cease-fire he had declared with the Maoist militants on July 25.
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[Inquirer] An 8-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a stray bullet in Tipo-Tipo town in Basilan, during the ongoing military operations against the Abu Sayyaf.
Dr. Arlyn Jumaoas said the boy was referred to her for medical treatment on Friday. She said X-rays showed that a bullet was lodged inside the boy's head. He died Saturday afternoon.
The physician said the boy was from Barangay Limbo Upas in Tipo-Tipo where Army soldiers and the Abu Sayyaf have been clashing. "This boy was inside his home with other kids (when he was hit by stray bullet)," Jumaoas added.
Birgen Saharin, a local resident, said Philippine troops have been pounding some areas in her town, her family and neighbors. She said, "We are afraid to return home as we might get hit by the ground and aerial attacks."
Mayor Darussalam Ladjid of Al Barka town said security forces have been conducting air strikes to flush the Abu Sayyaf from their forest lair.
But military spokesman Filemon Tan Jr. said they have received no reports about a boy hit by stray bullet during air strikes. He said, "Our airstrikes are guided by forward observers who see the battle area and these areas are isolated from populated areas and communities. Our pilots engage targets based on our rules of engagement."
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