Six dead as trader fights Philippine rebels
Six people died when a Philippine businessman and his son shot it out with communist guerrillas trying to extort hundreds of dollars from them, the military said yesterday.
Coconut meat trader Federico Bico, 56, a son and two bodyguards were killed after engaging seven New People's Army (NPA) gunmen who arrived on their farm demanding money, local military spokesman Major Harold Cabunoc said.
The bloody incident happened on Friday night near the town of Libmanan, 250 kilometres southeast of Manila.
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