Police killed by communist rebels in Philippines

Police in the Philippines said communist rebels exploded a land mine and opened fire on a patrol vehicle east of the capital Manila, killing four and wounding five officers.

Police killed by communist rebels in Philippines

Police in the Philippines said communist rebels exploded a land mine and opened fire on a patrol vehicle east of the capital Manila, killing four and wounding five officers.

Police commander Leocadio Santiago said government troops joined a manhunt for the New People’s Army rebels in Rizal province following today’s ambush, one of the latest flare-ups in the decades-old insurgency.

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