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Soldiers clash with NPAs in Agusan Norte

Ben Serrano - The Philippine Star
May 14, 2013 | 12:00am

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – Members of the Army’s 3rd Special Forces Battalion encountered on Sunday night at least 20 suspected New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas supposedly out to disrupt yesterday’s polls in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte.

Lt. Col. Ricardo Leonardo, the battalion’s commander, confirmed that one of his men was wounded in the encounter in the supposedly rebel-influenced area.

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