NPA land mine hurts 8 soldiers in North Cotabato

Jan 24, 2014 3:30 PM PHT

Karlos Manlupig

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It's the second guerrilla attack in Makilala town, North Cotabato, in 4 months

LAND MINE. A file photo of communist rebels by Keith Bacongco

COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Philippines – An explosive detonated by communist guerrillas wounded 8 government soldiers in North Cotabato on Friday, January 24.

Capt Alberto Caber, public information chief of the military’s Eastern Mindanao Command, said soldiers were traveling in a military truck past midnight in Purok 2, Barangay Luna Norte, Makilala, when a blast ripped through their vehicle.

The wounded soldiers were immediately evacuated to Kidapawan Hospital, Caber said.

“It can be recalled that on Sept 1, 2013, the NPA attacked the Standard Rubber Development Corporation in Makilala and killed its manager in a land mine explosion. The P20-million rubber processing factory left some 700 rubber farm workers jobless,” Caber said.

North Cotabato is a known hotbed of the communist underground, which has been waging a guerrilla war for more than 4 decades now. – Rappler.com