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Armed men torch mining equipment in Benguet

Artemio Dumlao - The Philippine Star

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Philippines – A drilling rig of the Far South East Gold Resources Inc., a subsidiary of the international mining African-based Goldfields Resources Corp., was burned by four armed men wearing military uniform in Mankayan, Benguet Thursday afternoon.

Cordillera police director Chief Superintendent Benjamin Magalong said the suspects armed with M-16 and M-203 rifles arrived at the mining site in Sitio Ampontoc, Barangay Colalo at past 6 p.m.

Responding policemen tried to pursue the suspects but failed to catch them.

Authorities have yet to identify the suspects as police stations in Benguet were alerted to pre-empt communist rebels from launching a major offensive.

Magalong hinted that the rebels might be behind the incident.

ARMED

BARANGAY COLALO

BENGUET

BENGUET THURSDAY

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT BENJAMIN MAGALONG

FAR SOUTH EAST GOLD RESOURCES INC

GOLDFIELDS RESOURCES CORP

MAGALONG

MANKAYAN

SITIO AMPONTOC

SUSPECTS

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