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Mon, 11/23/2009 - 19:35
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21 KILLED IN PHILIPPINES ABDUCTION
Baku, 23 November (AzerTAc). Military officials in the southern Philippines say 21 people have been found dead after about 100 gunmen, believed to be followers of a local politician, kidnapped at least 30 people to prevent a rival from filing a nomination for upcoming elections.
Authorities said Monday that a woman planning to file her husband`s nomination for provincial governor and several journalists and lawyers were among those taken in a mountainous area in Maguindanao province on the southern island of Mindanao.
The military said troops sent to the area recovered the bodies of 21 people who were among those kidnapped.
The vote is scheduled for May 21 of 2010. Elections in the Philippines are often marred by violence, especially in the south, where security forces are fighting communist rebels, Islamic radicals and fierce clan rivalries.
Authorities said Monday that a woman planning to file her husband`s nomination for provincial governor and several journalists and lawyers were among those taken in a mountainous area in Maguindanao province on the southern island of Mindanao.
The military said troops sent to the area recovered the bodies of 21 people who were among those kidnapped.
The vote is scheduled for May 21 of 2010. Elections in the Philippines are often marred by violence, especially in the south, where security forces are fighting communist rebels, Islamic radicals and fierce clan rivalries.
