Philippine guerrillas kill 14 soldiers in ambushes

March 24, 1982

Communist guerrillas killed 14 soldiers and policemen in two separate ambushes in the Philippines, according to military sources. They said six policemen and a militiaman were killed when their patrol jeep was ambushed. Seven members of a 10-man Army patrol were reported killed in another attack. The guerrillas are believed to be members of the New People's Army.