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==Cops foil police station assault in Sorsogon==
*Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=200&articleid=730510
*September 24, 2011 11:10 AM
:by PhilStar.com
Cops foil police station assault in Sorsogon
Home Updated September 24, 2011 11:10 AM 2 comments to this post
MANILA, Philippines – Two policemen were hurt as they defend a police station in Sorsogon province from New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, yesterday night.
Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., Philippine National Police spokesperson, said around 30 rebels assaulted the Barcelona police station in the province at around 11;15 p.m.
On duty personnel defended the police station from the rebels, resulting in a one-hour firefight.
The policemen were able to hold off the assault until reinforcement came, forcing the rebels to withdraw.
Two policemen were hurt while the casualties on the rebels’ side was unknown.
The NPA, armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, has been waging a guerrilla campaign in the countryside for four decades. Military estimates the NPA strength at more than 4,000 men scattered in more than 60 guerrilla fronts throughout the country.
The administration of President Benigno Aquino III is attempting to convince again the rebels to return to the peace negotiating table to end the decades-old insurgency.
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*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=55812
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=55812

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