ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government troops killed four communist rebels in a fierce clash on Wednesday in Davao Oriental, an army spokesman said.

Capt. Alberto Caber of the Eastern Mindanao Command said one soldier was also killed in the fighting that erupted in the village of Taocanga in Manay town.

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