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Six (6) soldiers are injured in a landmine explosion in Quirino.
The blast took place in Barangay Sangbay, Nagtipunan town at about 8:30 am on Tuesday.
The information came from the Fifth Division of the Philippine Army.
Three of those wounded received first aid treatment on the spot while the three others were brought to a hospital in the municipality of Cabarroguis.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines suspects, the landmines were planted by members of the New People’s Army.
The military has been intensifying the operations against the communist rebels in Quirino.