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Alleged rebel slain in Camarines Norte town clash

In a Camarines Norte town, an alleged member of the NPA was killed on February 11 in an encounter with the government troops.

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LEGAZPI CITY — An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed on February 11, in an encounter with government troops in Labo town in Camarines Norte province.

In a report on Sunday, Captain Frank Roldan, officer-in-charge of the public affairs office of the Army’s 9th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said the 9th Infantry Battalion had a firefight with five NPA rebels in Barangay (village) Canapawan at around 1:40 p.m. on Saturday.

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Roldan said before the operation, they received reports from concerned citizens of the presence of armed men in the area.

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The unidentified rebel was killed while authorities recovered an M16 rifle with bullets and a magazine.

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