Part of the ongoing communist rebellion in the Philippines | |
Date | June 8, 2021 |
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Location | Anas, Masbate City, Philippines |
Deaths | 2 (Keith and Nolven Absalon) |
Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
Arrests | 1 |
Suspects | 24 |
Charges | murder / frustrated murder |
Keith Absalon, a collegiate footballer who played for the FEU Tamaraws in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and his cousin, Nolven, were killed when they ran over an explosive, reportedly a landmine or an improvised explosive device, that was set up by the New People's Army (NPA) in June 2021 in Masbate City, Philippines.