23-06-2024, 09:02 AM
There is no reason to interpret it as an armed attack because it was just the intention of China to prevent the resupply from being successful.
“They were armed with axe, knives, bolo. My question is, did you see any of them in the video using bolo, axe, knife against our soldiers? No. The only thing we saw from the videos was, these were the instruments used to cause damage to the boats used by our soldiers,” Tarriela pointed out.
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/...nes-troops
“They were armed with axe, knives, bolo. My question is, did you see any of them in the video using bolo, axe, knife against our soldiers? No. The only thing we saw from the videos was, these were the instruments used to cause damage to the boats used by our soldiers,” Tarriela pointed out.
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/...nes-troops