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Two Philippine soldiers died in ambush by unidentified armed men

Xinhua, May 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two government soldiers were killed and another was injured when they were ambushed by unidentified armed men in central Philippine province of Samar on Friday morning, the military reported Saturday.

Amado Gutierrez, public affairs officer of the Army's 8th Infantry Division, said the soldiers were unarmed and wearing civilian clothes when they were attacked in Paranas town at around 8:30 a.m.

He added the soldiers were on the way back to the camp in San Jose de Buan town after buying supplies when they were waylaid.

Two other soldiers survived the attack unscathed. The Army's Central Command spokesman Jim Alagao said the two are undergoing debriefing.

Authorities are still establishing the identities of the suspects and their group affiliation. Communist New People's Army rebels are known to operate in Samar. Endi