BY DANNY ESTACIO
SAN NARCISO, Quezon – Government troops seized a New People’s Army (NPA) lair after a 20-minute firefight with the insurgents on Tuesday afternoon at Sitio Batud, Barangay Abugon, here.
According to the report, the NPA camp had four temporary resting places and a nipa hut.
Found at battlefield were three M16 Armalite rifles, six bag packs, and an anti-personnel landmine, the military said.
No casualty was reported among the soldiers, while some of the fleeing rebels were believed wounded during the gunfight.
Troops of the 85th Infantry Battalion led by Lt. Nelmar Rico were conducting inspection in the area after coordinating with the San Narciso Municipal Police at around 4 p.m. when they encountered members of the Platoon Japson of the NPA’s Sub-Regional Military Area-4B led by a Joseph de Los Santos alias Ken.
Firefight ensued as the soldiers approached the NPA’s camp, which lasted for more than 20 minutes. The rebels retreated to the side of a creek. (Danny Estacio)
