26 Philippine Pylons Blasted in 2 Weeks
United Press International
MANILA —
Communist guerrillas waging a sabotage campaign against the Philippines’ first nuclear power plant have blown up two power-line pylons, bringing to 26 the number of transmission towers damaged in two weeks, officials said Wednesday. Damage has been estimated at $1.5 million.
The state-run Philippine News Agency said the latest attack took place Monday in the town of Abucay, 20 miles south of the Westinghouse nuclear plant on the Bataan Peninsula.
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