The CCG swarmed AFP's Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) already moored alongside BRP Sierra Madre (LS57), escalating their aggression by wielding pointed weapons and explicitly threatening to harm Filipino troops. pic.twitter.com/huEPCBXPah
— Armed Forces of the Philippines (@TeamAFP) June 19, 2024
The CCG launched a brutal assault on the AFP personnel aboard an AFP Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), aggressively ramming it and brandishing bladed and pointed weapons, explicitly threatening to harm AFP troops. pic.twitter.com/LuFgLE3WJj
— Armed Forces of the Philippines (@TeamAFP) June 19, 2024
CCG personnel violently attached ropes to tow the AFP's RHIB while threatening to injure an AFP soldier w/ a pickaxe. They also employed blaring sirens to create chaos, disrupt communication, and divert the attention of AFP troops, exacerbating the hostile & dangerous situation. pic.twitter.com/a8cPaGGH8j
— Armed Forces of the Philippines (@TeamAFP) June 19, 2024
CCG personnel were also caught on camera while brandishing an assortment of bladed and pointed weapons threatening to injure AFP troops. pic.twitter.com/Ghu9a77c4R
— Armed Forces of the Philippines (@TeamAFP) June 19, 2024