10 killed in new attacks in RP

Thu, 27 Mar 2003 | Source: AFP

PHILIPPINES: Ten people were killed in fresh attacks blamed on the biggest Moro separatist group in the Philippines as government negotiators flew to Malaysia on Wednesday to reopen peace talks with the guerrillas.

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrillas raided the town of M'lang shortly before dawn on Wednesday, killing five civilian residents including a six-year-old child, local military spokesman Major Julieto Ando said.

Five other civilians were wounded in the attack on the predominantly Christian town about 900 kilometers south of the capital Manila, Ando said.

Government militiamen and soldiers drove off the attackers and later recovered the bodies of five MILF rebels and three rifles, he said. --AFP

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