Philippines – Philippine Ambush Body Count Rises to 52; Summons to Be Issued (Bloomberg)
Philippine Ambush Body Count Rises to 52; Summons to Be Issued (Bloomberg)
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — Philippine police said the death toll from one of the nation s worst acts of political violence rose to 52 as more bodies were exhumed from a mass grave in the southern island of Mindanao.
Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46
Friends and relatives grieve at the provincial office following a massacre of at least 46 kidnap victims on Nov. 23, 2009 in Ampatuan town, in Maguindanao Province, Philippines.
Philippines' Deadliest Massacre Tests Gov't.
AMPATUAN, Philippines – A few miles off the main highway, on a remote hilltop covered with waist-high grass, bodies lay with twisted hands reaching in the air. They had been shot point-blank. Nearby,…
Philippines in shock as tally from massacre in south reaches 46
CLIFFORD COONAN IT HAS been called the darkest day in the history of journalism, as at least 12 reporters were among the 46 people slaughtered in election-related killings in Maguindanao province on t…
Philippines declares emergency after 46 killed (The Champaign News-Gazette)
AMPATUAN, Philippines (AP) The Philippine president placed two southern provinces under emergency rule Tuesday as security forces unearthed more bodies, pushing the death toll to 46 in some of the deadliest election violence in the nation’s history. Police and soldiers found 22 bodies in a hillside mass grave Tuesday, adding to the 24 bullet-riddled bodies recovered near the scene of Monday’s …
Analysis: Mindanao island is most lawless part of the Philippines (Times Online)
In its politics, geography, climate and its extraordinary mix of people, the southern Philippines island of Mindanao is one of the wildest, most violent and most lawless parts of Asia.
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