Bicol police say 2 NPAs killed in Masbate town clash
LEGAZPI CITY—Police said two members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed on Thursday (April 30) in a clash with policemen in Monreal, a town in Masbate province.
Maj. Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, said police were serving a warrant of arrest at the village of McArthur past 5 a.m. when they clashed with at least 15 NPA guerillas.
The subject of the arrest was not identified and it wasn’t clear if NPA tried to stop it.
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Calubaquib said two rebels were killed in the gunfight. The rebels’ bodies, two Carbines and an M-16 assault rifle were recovered, she said.
The slain rebels’ identities are not yet known.
Edited by TSB
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