ZAMBOANGA CITY: Six policemen and a soldier were wounded in clashes with the New People’s Army (NPA) in two villages in Davao City, officials said on Wednesday.

Eastern Mindanao Command spokesman Capt. Alberto Caber said the encounter between troops from the 84th Infantry Battalion and the Special Action Force and 30 rebels in Baracatan and Catigan villages in Toril District on Tuesday afternoon lasted 30 minutes.

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