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Seven people wounded in communist attack in Philippines

Other News Materials 7 May 2011 11:15 (UTC +04:00)
Five soldiers and two civilians were wounded in an attack by communist rebels near the Philippine capital, a regional military spokesman said Saturday.
Seven people wounded in communist attack in Philippines

Five soldiers and two civilians were wounded in an attack by communist rebels near the Philippine capital, a regional military spokesman said Saturday, dpa reported.

The fighting erupted late Thursday when communist rebels fired at a group of soldiers securing a fiesta celebration in the village of Mamuyao in Rizal province, 45 kilometres east of Manila, Colonel Generoso Bolina said.

Bolina said all the victims were in stable condition and were being treated at a nearby hospital.

There were no reported casualties on the side of the rebels.

Communist rebels have been fighting the government since the late 1960s, making the movement one of the longest-running leftist insurgencies in Asia.

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