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6 NPAs killed in foiled attack

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January 18, 2012 | 12:00am

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Six suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed when soldiers foiled an attack on a banana farm in Barangay Malinawon, Mawab, Compostela Valley late Monday afternoon.

The guerrillas were onboard a stolen Sadam-type truck and were on their way to the Sumifru banana farm in Mawab town when the encounter took place.

– Edith Regalado, Jaime Laude

BANANA

BARANGAY MALINAWON

COMPOSTELA VALLEY

EDITH REGALADO

FARM

JAIME LAUDE

MAWAB

NEW PEOPLE

SADAM

SUMIFRU
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