2 suspected NPAs killed in Sorsogon clash
LEGAZPI CITY –– Two suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an encounter with police on Friday morning in a remote village in Bulan town in Sorsogon province.
Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, said members of the police Special Action Force clashed with a group of NPA rebels at 5:30 a.m. in Barangay Dolos.
The running gun battle led to the death of two still unidentified NPA rebels. The bodies of the slain rebels are in police custody.
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Police also recovered five assault rifles, ammunition, and documents at the clash site.
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Checkpoints were set up in neighboring villages for possible interception of the fleeing rebels.
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