Philippines: More victims found after convoy massacre

Police in the Philippines say 11 more bodies have been recovered from a mass grave in the country’s south, raising the number of massacre victims to 35.

Police in the Philippines say 11 more bodies have been recovered from a mass grave in the country’s south, raising the number of massacre victims to 35.

Chief Superintendent Josefino Cataluna today said more bodies are expected to be recovered in a remote hilly area in southern Ampatuan township where supporters of a local politician and journalists travelling in a convoy were seized by dozens of gunmen yesterday.

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