Three communist rebels killed in Philippine clash

Three communist rebels killed in Philippine clash Manila  - Three communist rebels were killed and three soldiers wounded in combat in the northern Philippines, police said Sunday.

The clash erupted in the village of Anupol in Bamban town in Tarlac province, 75 kilometres north of Manila, on Friday.

Chief Superintendent Leon Nilo Dela Cruz, a regional police director, said the soldiers were on patrol when they encountered about 40 guerrillas.

He said checkpoints were established in Bamban and nearby towns in a bid to hunt down the guerrillas.

Communist rebels have been fighting the Philippine government since the late 1960s, making the movement one of the longest-running leftist insurgencies. (dpa)

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