ZAMBOANGA CITY: New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked a military detachment in southern Philippines sparking a three-hour gun battle, but security officials on Saturday said there was no report of govern- ment casualties.

Officials said the fighting in the village of Magnaga in Compostela Valley’s Pantukan town lasted more than 3 hours.

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