2 NPA rebels killed in Mountain Province

BESAO, Mountain province -- Two communist rebels were killed in an encounter with government troopers in a remote village here Oct. 31.
    The fatalities were members of the Komiteng Larangang Gerilya-Abra/Mountain Province/Ilocos Sur, according to the Army’s 7th Infantry Division.
    Soldiers belonging to the 69th Infantry Batallion said a 10-minute gunfight occurred when they chanced upon a group of rebels in Sitio Masameyeo in Barangay Gueday.
    Two R4 rifles were recovered from the fatalities.
    The military said two rebels were also killed in a clash with state troopers in Barangay Mainit in Bontoc recently.
    Various firearms were seized from the fatalities.