DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Communist rebels clad in police uniforms stormed the town hall of Lianga in Surigao del Sur on Thursday and carted away high-powered firearms—including an Ak-47 assault rifle, the military said.
Colonel Leopoldo Galon, spokesperson of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said the New People’s Army guerrillas arrived around 8:40 a.m. in a van and immediately took over the town hall.
Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., spokesman of the Philippine National Police, said that around 12 rebels staged the 10-minute raid.
The NPA guerrillas fled towards Barangay Diatagon, taking with them one AK47 riffle, one shotgun, one caliber .38 revolver, and a 9-milimeter pistol, Cruz said.
Meanwhile, Police Inspector Vitaliano Pederan, Lianga chief of police, said that all detainees were unharmed.
There were no immediate reports of casualties, Galon said.