Three soldiers were wounded after a landmine exploded near their vehicle in
A Philippine Army report said elements of the 29th Infantry Batallion were riding a KM 450 4x4 truck and an Isuzu Elf in Sitio Kapihan, Concepcion village when the landmine exploded at 3:20 p.m. An undetermined number of New People's Army guerrillas then attacked the convoy for five minutes before retreating.
Wounded in the blast were Privates First Class Cumahig, Variacion, and Velasco. They were rushed to
Soldiers recovered a 100-meter electric wire at the blast site.
Army officials said the use of landmines violates the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the Geneva Convention. They said Army troops thwarted a landmine attack set by an undetermined terrorist group at Sitio Tubak, Barangay Pagangan, Aleosan, North Cotabato last October 2.
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