A soldier was killed in a misencounter between militiamen and troops at San Francisco, Quezon, the military said on Thursday.

Capt. Patrick Retumban, spokesman of the Philippine Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, said a squad of soldiers from the 85th Infantry Battalion was conducting community support program when it encountered a team from the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu) under the 59th Infantry Battalion.

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