MANILA, July 12 Kyodo Five commun...

MANILA, July 12 Kyodo

Five communist rebels and sum of two units policemen were killed Friday when insurgents in succession board two dump trucks catch while on the winged down on a town police station in Catanduanes Province in the main Philippine island Luzon a spokesman for the police said.

Senior Supt Leopoldo Bataoil said the fresh People's Army insurgents launched the attack shortly after noon in the island province toward the south of Manila.

No civilians were inflict injury upon or killed in the raid, he said.

Bataoil said the rebels immediately fl after the attack. It was not, however, clear in what manner the rebels managed to escape and to what extent many policemen were at the police station when the raid was launched.

The raid came at a time when the Philippine National Police are forward heightened alert nationwide ahead of elections forward Monday.

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