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2 NPAs slain in Davao clash

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October 1, 2008 | 12:00am

Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed while a soldier was wounded when government forces clashed with some 20 insurgents in Davao Oriental yesterday.

Maj. Armand Rico, spokesman of the Armed Forces Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom), said fighting broke out at around 2 p.m. yesterday when a team of Army Scout Rangers chanced upon an NPA band in Barangay Simulao, Boston, Davao Oriental.

Rico identified the wounded soldier as Pfc. Richie Olaguer.      – Jaime Laude

ARMAND RICO

ARMED FORCES EASTERN MINDANAO COMMAND

ARMY SCOUT RANGERS

BARANGAY SIMULAO

DAVAO ORIENTAL

EASTMINCOM

JAIME LAUDE

MAJ

RICHIE OLAGUER

RICO

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