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Militiaman killed, two people wounded in La Union encounter


A member of a civilian volunteer organization was killed while two people were injured in two armed encounters in La Union province on Tuesday night. The incidents occurred in Naguilian town in La Union past 11 p.m., Radio dzXL reported. The CVO member killed was initially identified as Sgt. Donato, while the two wounded people were rushed to the Ilocos Regional and Medical Center. Police was able to arrest two suspects. The incident started at Angin village when a group of supporters of mayoralty candidate Rea Hidalgo confronted village watchmen and asked them where the village chairman was. A five-minute exchange of gunfire ensued, with the watchmen chasing the candidate's followers to nearby Ortiz village. Two people were injured in the firefight. - RJAB Jr., GMANews.TV

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