| AWESOME FIRE POWER. An Army officer (above) views the destruction made by NPA raiders on a barangay hall used by a group of soldiers stationed in Sitio Siotes, Barangay Caurasan, Carmen, Cebu. The rebels reportedly used an M203 grenade launcher, .60 caliber machineguns, M16 Armalite and M-14 rifles, which delivered awesome fire power. (SUN.STAR FOTOS/ALEX BADAYOS) |
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CEBU -- Four soldiers were gunned down by at least 30 suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels at 5:30 a.m. Thursday in Sitio Siotes, Barangay Caurasan, Carmen town, in the eighth rebel-related attack in northern Cebu since last year.
The exchange of gunfire lasted about 35 minutes, according to the lone survivor, Corporal Adriano Gonzalez, 31, who got injured.
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