TULUNAN, North Cotabato: Communist rebels tried, but failed to overrun a military installation in a far-flung village here Sunday night, police said.

About 30 heavily armed New Peoples’ Army armed with rifle grenades and assault rifles surrounded a military detachment in Barangay Lampagang, Tulunan, North Cotabato and simultaneously opened fire at past 8 p.m.

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