DAVAO CITY: At least 13 people were wounded in a series of bomb blasts believed perpetrated by leftist rebels in southern Philippines on Sunday, the military said yesterday.
Among the injured, eight were soldiers who were hit by a landmine amid a fire fight with New People’s Army guerrillas in Managa village, Bansalan town, in Davao del Sur province around 11am Sunday, said Ernest Carolina, spokesperson of the army’s 10th Infantry Division.
He said residents also reported seeing four dead NPA rebels being carried by fleeing guerrillas following the hour-long encounter.
Carolina said five civilian aid workers from the Philippine National Red Cross and the provincial disaster risk reduction management council were also injured as their ambulance was hit by another landmine in Sitio (community) Tower, also in the same village around 7pm.
Two of the aid workers are in critical condition at a local hospital, said Carolina.
He said soldiers were conducting pursuit operation against the suspected rebel attackers.
The Philippine Star
