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27 Rebels Reported Killed

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United Press International

Government troops backed by armored vehicles and helicopter gunships repulsed a force of 150 Communist rebels, killing 27 of them, officials said Thursday. They said the guerrillas of the New People’s Army struck at a 22-man army detachment about 650 miles south of Manila. The soldiers held their ground until helicopter gunships and armored vehicles arrived.

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