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21 killed in election massacre in the Philippines
Map locates Maguindanao province in the Philippines , where gunmen hijacked a convoy and killed at least 21 people MANILA, Philippines - MANILA, Philippines a ' Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers Monday, killing at least 21 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region ...
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Attack on election convoy kills 21 in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy carrying journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor, killing at least 21 of the travelers Monday in the southern Philippines' worst political violence in years.
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21 Filipinos killed on way to file election papers
The region's military chief Major General Alfredo Cayton said on November 23, 2009 that the Philippine military was scouring other areas of Maguindanao province for members of a group of local politicians and journalists that were abducted in the area.
World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention closed biennial gathering in Manila, Philippines
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Sec. Clinton in Manila: More Typhoon Aid, Counter-Terrorism Alliance
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Clinton supports Philippine antiterrorism fight
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Irish priest freed in Philippines after 31 days
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Gunmen kidnap 3 workers in southern Philippines
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Filipino militants behead captive schoolteacher
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Manila summit discusses latest trends in preschool education
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Obama to meet Myanmar, other ASEAN leaders
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