“Although the passengers of the private vehicles were not hurt, they suffered psychological trauma when they heard the loud blasts. The elements of the 57th IB who were the targets of theattack suffered no casualties,” said Gatus.
He condemned the “acts of terror” of the NPA.
The blasts occurred three days after government troops and the NPA clashed in Sitio Bantaan, Barangay Bagumbayan in Magpet town, just as the communist guerillas were celebrating the 43rd anniversary of NPA.
The recent clashes resulted to four people dead, three of them suspected rebels, and the other a member of the Alpha Company of the 57th IB. (Malu Cadelina-Manar/MindaNews)
