Five policemen and a Philippine soldier were injured after a clash with New People's Army (NPA) militants on the outskirts of Davao City.Eastern Mindanao Command information officer Captain Alberto Caber said the clash broke out early afternoon Tuesday at Mount Talomo in Toril District. He did not identify the injured troops except to say the soldier belongs to the Army's 84th Infantry Battalion while the policemen are from the Special Action Force.
Caber said the combined military and police forces were on combat operations when the clash began with more or less 30 NPA militants. He said the militants withdrew following a 30-minute firefight. They were believed to have suffered casualties.