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2 cops hurt in NPA attack

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February 2, 2006 | 12:00am
BUTUAN CITY — Two policemen were wounded when 30 communist rebels attacked them while they were manning a checkpoint in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur Tuesday.

The rebels carted away the lawmen’s M-16 Armalite rifles after overpowering them in a 10-minute firefight.

In a radio interview, though, Maria Malaya, New People’s Army spokeswoman, apologized to the lawmen’s families, saying what occurred was a "misencounter."

Meanwhile, NPA rebels waylaid the security personnel of the Paper Industries Corp. of the Philippines in Bislig City yesterday, wounding one of the guards. — Ben Serrano

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