Soldier, militiaman killed in NPA ambush in Surigao Sur town

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A soldier and a government militiaman were killed in an ambush by NPA guerrillas in Marihatag town, Surigao del Sur province on Tuesday.

In a report, Lt. Krisjuper Andreo Punsalan, civil military operations officer of the Army’s 3rd Special Forces Battalion, said the attack killed Ramie Tabano Austria, 40, militiaman, of Marihatag, and Pfc Arwin Saclet Niegos, 33, a native of Palawan.A separate report from the Caraga regional police office said Niegos and Austria were about to hop on a motorcycle to follow another motorcycle carrying soldiers and headed to their base at the village of Mararag when they were attacked.

As the two reached the village of San Isidro past 8 a.m., at least 20 NPA guerrillas, who had been waiting from an elevated position, opened fire.

 

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