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Leftist rebels kill off-duty militiaman in MisOr

The Philippine Star
October 18, 2014 | 7:00pm

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Xinhua) - Suspected leftist rebels shot and killed an off-duty militiaman in southern Philippines yesterday, police said today.

Three New People's Army gunmen fired at Alvin Bustamante using assault rifles as he was on his way to his farm at Alipuaton village, Salay town, in Mindanao's Misamis Oriental province past noon, said police investigator Randy Daniel.   

"The militiaman was tending his cattle when attacked. He died to multiple gunshot wounds," Daniel told local radio. The suspects then fled to an unknown direction, the police investigator added.
 

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