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(UPDATE) 4 soldiers wounded in ComVal blast

The Philippine Star

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Xinhua) - New People's Army (NPA) rebels detonated a roadside bomb in the southern Philippines this morning, hitting an army's truck and injuring four troopers, the military said.

At least four soldiers were wounded following the explosion in Cabuyoan village, Mabini town, in Compostela Valley Province around 10 a.m. local time, said Vergel Lacambra, information officer of the army's 10th Infantry Division.

The troops of army's 71st Infantry Battalion were traveling on a village road onboard a truck when the explosion went off, sending shrapnel flying in all directions, damaging the vehicle and wounding at least four troopers, Lacambra said.

The blast came just over 12 hours after rebels attacked a banana plantation elsewhere in Compostela Valley, disarming guards, burning several pieces of equipment and cutting down banana trees, local police said.


 

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