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Roy Greenslade: 12 journalists murdered in the Philippines Queued

The Guardian by Roy Greenslade | Nov. 24, 2009

() Twelve journalists were among 24 people murdered yesterday in the Philippines in what is thought to be the greatest loss of life by news media in a single day. Several of the victims were beheaded in the massacre carried out by a huge force of gunmen. The journalists were among a group of about 50 people travelling in a convoy in Maguindanao province, on the southern island of Mindanao, to register candidacy papers for a local mayor planning to stand in a ... Full Story »

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