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At Least 18 Dead After Twin Bomb Attacks At Philippine Church
At least 18 people were killed Sunday when a double bomb attack hit a Catholic church on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist terrorists, the military said, days after voters backed expanded Muslim self-rule in the region.
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21 Dead, 71 Injured As Bombs Hit Church In Philippines
Blast in Philippines Church: Twin bombings during a church service in the southern Philippines killed at least 21 people and wounded 71, security officials said, days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming "yes" vote.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Apologises To Aung San Suu Kyi For Myanmar "Genocide" Remark
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte apologised to Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for saying genocide was taking taken place in her country, saying his remark was a satirical barb at the West for not taking in Rohingya Muslims.
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'Show Face To Cops': Muslims In Philippine City Ordered
Women in burqas and those wearing surgical masks should refrain from concealing their faces in public, the Philippine president's mayor daughter said Thursday, describing the measure as aimed at preventing attacks.
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12 Filipino Soldiers Killed In Clash With ISIS-Affiliated Terrorists
Twelve soldiers, including a young lieutenant, were killed in a clash with Islamic State-linked rebels on a remote southern island in the Philippines, an army spokesman said today as the army offensive entered its fifth day.
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Philippines Prison Break: ISIS-Affiliated Group Storm Jail To Free 8 Comrades
Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow terrorists in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said today.
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Philippine Army Kills 42 Islamist Militants In Battles In South
Philippine security forces killed as many as 42 Muslim rebels claiming links with ISIS and captured their stronghold during five days of fighting in the mountains of a southern island, an army spokesman said today.
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Philippines, Rebels Fortify Truce Amid Stalled Peace Pact
Philippine government and Muslim rebel negotiators have extended the stay of foreign cease-fire troops in the south at the two sides' first meeting since their peace pact stalled amid fears of a possible renewal of fighting.
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10 Killed By Muslim Guerrillas In A Bloody Christmas In Philippines
Muslim guerrillas killed ten civilians in the majority Catholic Philippines over Christmas, the military said today, with some Christians in the affected areas now too scared to sleep in their homes.
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3 Philippine Soldiers Killed In Assault On Extremist Camp
Three Philippine soldiers were killed in a major assault on a Muslim extremist camp in the southern Philippines, the military said today.
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8 ISIS Supporters Killed in Philippine Clash
Eight members of a criminal gang that pledged allegiance to Islamic State jihadists were killed in a firefight with the military in the southern Philippines, officials said today.
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino Urges Congress to Push Ahead With Muslim Autonomous Region
Philippine President Benigno Aquino today urged lawmakers to resume debating a proposed law on an autonomous territory in the Muslim south, in a bid to end a 45-year conflict that has killed 120,000 people.
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Philippine Army Kills 14 Rebels, Offensive to Push into Next Week
Philippine soldiers killed 14 Muslim guerrillas in an overnight battle to capture a rebel position in the south, an army spokesman said today, as the number of displaced from the military offensive rose to 80,000.
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Philippine Army Seizes Rebel Bomb Factory as Peace Plan Flounders
Philippine soldiers have seized a Muslim rebel base and bomb factory in the south, a spokesman said today, as a shaky peace process with the largest Muslim rebel group presents President Benigno Aquino's with his toughest political test.
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Philippine Rebels Claim 'Self-Defence' in Bloody Clash With Police
Philippine Muslim rebels said today they acted purely in "self-defense" in a clash that killed 44 police commandos in the volatile south last month, despite police claims that they were ambushed.
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At Least 18 Dead After Twin Bomb Attacks At Philippine Church
At least 18 people were killed Sunday when a double bomb attack hit a Catholic church on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist terrorists, the military said, days after voters backed expanded Muslim self-rule in the region.
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21 Dead, 71 Injured As Bombs Hit Church In Philippines
Blast in Philippines Church: Twin bombings during a church service in the southern Philippines killed at least 21 people and wounded 71, security officials said, days after a referendum on autonomy for the mainly Muslim region returned an overwhelming "yes" vote.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Apologises To Aung San Suu Kyi For Myanmar "Genocide" Remark
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte apologised to Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for saying genocide was taking taken place in her country, saying his remark was a satirical barb at the West for not taking in Rohingya Muslims.
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'Show Face To Cops': Muslims In Philippine City Ordered
Women in burqas and those wearing surgical masks should refrain from concealing their faces in public, the Philippine president's mayor daughter said Thursday, describing the measure as aimed at preventing attacks.
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12 Filipino Soldiers Killed In Clash With ISIS-Affiliated Terrorists
Twelve soldiers, including a young lieutenant, were killed in a clash with Islamic State-linked rebels on a remote southern island in the Philippines, an army spokesman said today as the army offensive entered its fifth day.
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Philippines Prison Break: ISIS-Affiliated Group Storm Jail To Free 8 Comrades
Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow terrorists in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said today.
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Philippine Army Kills 42 Islamist Militants In Battles In South
Philippine security forces killed as many as 42 Muslim rebels claiming links with ISIS and captured their stronghold during five days of fighting in the mountains of a southern island, an army spokesman said today.
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Philippines, Rebels Fortify Truce Amid Stalled Peace Pact
Philippine government and Muslim rebel negotiators have extended the stay of foreign cease-fire troops in the south at the two sides' first meeting since their peace pact stalled amid fears of a possible renewal of fighting.
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10 Killed By Muslim Guerrillas In A Bloody Christmas In Philippines
Muslim guerrillas killed ten civilians in the majority Catholic Philippines over Christmas, the military said today, with some Christians in the affected areas now too scared to sleep in their homes.
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3 Philippine Soldiers Killed In Assault On Extremist Camp
Three Philippine soldiers were killed in a major assault on a Muslim extremist camp in the southern Philippines, the military said today.
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8 ISIS Supporters Killed in Philippine Clash
Eight members of a criminal gang that pledged allegiance to Islamic State jihadists were killed in a firefight with the military in the southern Philippines, officials said today.
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino Urges Congress to Push Ahead With Muslim Autonomous Region
Philippine President Benigno Aquino today urged lawmakers to resume debating a proposed law on an autonomous territory in the Muslim south, in a bid to end a 45-year conflict that has killed 120,000 people.
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Philippine Army Kills 14 Rebels, Offensive to Push into Next Week
Philippine soldiers killed 14 Muslim guerrillas in an overnight battle to capture a rebel position in the south, an army spokesman said today, as the number of displaced from the military offensive rose to 80,000.
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Philippine Army Seizes Rebel Bomb Factory as Peace Plan Flounders
Philippine soldiers have seized a Muslim rebel base and bomb factory in the south, a spokesman said today, as a shaky peace process with the largest Muslim rebel group presents President Benigno Aquino's with his toughest political test.
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Philippine Rebels Claim 'Self-Defence' in Bloody Clash With Police
Philippine Muslim rebels said today they acted purely in "self-defense" in a clash that killed 44 police commandos in the volatile south last month, despite police claims that they were ambushed.
