Philippine police find dead bodies in ditch as operation continues to clear IS-linked militants

Record ID: 876034

  • Title: Philippine police find dead bodies in ditch as operation continues to clear IS-linked militants
  • Date: 28th May 2017
  • Summary: MEN LOOKING AT DITCH POLICE OFFICERS STANDING ALONG ROAD (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) POLICE OFFICER, JAMAILL MANGADANG, SAYING: "We heard gunshots, but I'm not sure if they were the ones being shot at, but early in the morning at 8:20. Some civilians and concerned citizens came to us and said 'sir maybe you can identify the corpses we found over there.' So now it's there." POLICE OFFICER FLAGGING DOWN JEEPNEY VARIOUS OF VEHICLES AND PEOPLE ON ROAD BESIDE DITCH
  • Embargoed: 11th June 2017 06:13
  • Keywords: Marawi siege Islamic State bodies
  • Location: MARWARI CITY, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MARWARI CITY, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Insurgencies
  • Reuters ID: LVA0046IR4QX1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES, PART AUDIO AS INCOMING
    At least eight dead bodies were found in a ditch beside a road outside Marawi on Sunday (May 28), as fighting between Philippine troops and Islamic State-linked militants continued in the besieged city.
    Police found the corpses around 8:00 a.m. (0000 GMT) after reports of gunfire in the area six hours earlier. Local residents later reported the bodies to local police.
    The hog-tied corpses bore placards reading "hypocrite" in Arabic and were believed to be construction workers passing through the road around 2 kilometers away from Marawi.
    The violent siege by the Islamic State-linked Maute group has left 46 people, 11 security forces and 31 rebels dead, since the fighting began on Tuesday (May 23), and has prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law on the whole island of Mindanao.
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