Political rivals blamed for massacre in country's violent south
(AP) - Philippine troops found 21 bodies in the country's restive south today, after dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy of politicians and supporters filing their nominations for next year's elections, officials said. The victims, 13 women and eight men, were found in southern Ampatuan township, three miles from where they were taken hostage as they traveled in vans earlier in the day. The identities of the gunmen were unclear but victims' relatives blamed political rivals. More»
