4 militiamen injured in Davao del Sur shooting

DIGOS CITY, Philippines—Two members of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit under the 72nd Infantry Battalion were injured when four  men fired on them in Kiblawan town, a report reaching the Davao del Sur police office said Saturday.

The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. at Sitio Alyong in Barangay Kimlawis, the report said. It identified the wounded militiamen as Mar John Laurel and Randy Empinado.

Senior Superintendent Ronaldo Llanera, Davao del Sur police director, said in a report he received from the military that the two militiamen were fetching water near their detachment when four men armed with automatic rifles fired at them.

He said the militiamen were safe and sustained minor injuries only.

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