2 soldiers hurt in landmine blast

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Two soldiers were wounded in a landmine explosion in Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte on Friday. 

The rebels planted the landmine on Palalian bridge at around 10 a.m. as a military truck was passing, Chief Inspector Helen Galvez, Zamboanga peninsula police spokesperson, said yesterday, citing the report of soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Battalion. 

Galvez said the rebels detonated the landmine when they saw the soldiers. 

“The explosion was succeeded by bursts of gunfire from the enemies who were positioned...beside the bridge,” she said.