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Soldiers clash with NPAs in Agusan Norte

Ben Serrano - The Philippine Star

May 14, 2013 | 12:00am

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines â€“ Members of the Armyâ€™s 3rd Special Forces Battalion encountered on Sunday night at least 20 suspected New Peopleâ€™s Army (NPA) guerrillas supposedly out to disrupt yesterdayâ€™s polls in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte.

Lt. Col. Ricardo Leonardo, the battalionâ€™s commander, confirmed that one of his men was wounded in the encounter in the supposedly rebel-influenced area.

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