Archive for November 25th, 2009

Philippine massacre suspect in custody (AFP)

Written by on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 in 370811.

A backhoe lifts a mangled vehicle unearthed from a shallow grave as investigators try to find more bodies, victims of a massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province. Several gunmen linked to a powerful Philippine politician were arrested Thursday over the election-related massacre of at least 57 people, the country's police chief said.(AFP/Ted Aljibe)AFP – Philippine authorities on Thursday took into custody a politician named as the top suspect in an election massacre that left at least 57 people dead, Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno told reporters.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

A year after, India remembers Mumbai attacks (Reuters)

Written by on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 in 370779.

Reuters – Mumbai’s police paraded past some of the city’s landmarks in a show of strength as India’s financial hub marked the first anniversary of militant raids that killed 166 people and ratched up tensions with Pakistan.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

Prime suspect in Philippine massacre surrenders (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 in 526939.

A man digs beside a backhoe as they recover a vehicle that was dumped together with massacre victims along a hillside grave in Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country's worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP – A scion of a powerful clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines turned himself in Wednesday amid mounting pressure on the government to crack down on lawlessness and warlords.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back



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