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| Southeast Asia |
| Communist rescue squad infiltrates Phillipine military base, 1 arrested |
| 2011-01-21 |
| MANILA, Philippines - The military foiled a plot to free a ranking communist rebel leader at the Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio after arresting the leader's aide who had slipped inside the headquarters Tuesday night. Army spokesman Col. Antonio Parlade said Romulo Luna was apprehended around 6:15 p.m. by two Army MPs about 15 meters from the sentry of the camp’s Gate 2. Sentry guards on duty said they ignored Luna because they thought he was mentally ill. An innovative, though ultimately unsuccessful method of infiltration. Parlade said Luna is a security escort of Tirso Alcantara, alias Ka Bart, who was arrested by government forces last Jan. 4 in Lucena City along with an associate. Luna is also a member of the Special Partisan Unit, the New People Army’s liquidation wing. Funny how communist groups always have liquidation wings. “When stopped and asked for his identification by the military police, he tried to run inside the camp, which prompted the military police to arrest him,” said Parlade, adding Luna had a hand grenade inside his pocket. Didn't use it? Wuss. Parlade said two unidentified men, believed to be companions of Luna, stayed outside the gate and fled when Luna was accosted. He added that 5 members of the "Morong 43" positively identified Luna as an NPA member. “According to them, Luna is known to be the security escort of Ka Bart and a member of the SPARU unit in Southern Tagalog Regional Party Committee,” said Parlade. Luna was turned over to the Taguig police station for filing of charges of trespassing, direct assault, and illegal possession of explosives. Parlade revealed that Luna has a standing arrest warrant for murder issued by a Quezon province court. "and eleven other systems!" Parlade said that at first, Luna denied he is a member of the NPA but later admitted his ties with the underground movement when he was identified by the five members of the Morong 43. The official said Luna could have been casing the Army headquarters in preparation for a possible rescue of Alcantara who is recuperating at a military hospital inside Fort Bonifacio. “He could be part of a rescue attempt,” he said. “We believe that we have preempted the possible rescue of Tirso Alcantara,” said Parlade, adding that Alcantara was due to be transported to Lucena City. He said security was tightened in the camp as a result of Luna’s arrest. |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #2 Every now and then somebody tries the "Hey diddle diddle, right up the middle" approach. Sometimes it even works. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-01-21 08:40 |
| #1 The One whom was caught being a Good Commie-Socialist by having a covert sexual affair wid one of his IIRC married femme Comrades?, later to be shot in the **** by Phil Govt Security units upon trying to escape capture from same NOT-WITH-HIS-PANTS-ON + after also seemingly doing the "Wild Thing/Nasty" wid his married GF??? You can't make this stuff up. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-01-21 00:57 |