| Colorful sailboats, traditionally used by fishermen in the southern Philippines for fishing and sea transport, prepare for Sunday's Regatta de Zamboanga, as part of the annual celebration of the Feast of the Pilar, which is in honor of Virgin Mary. (Sunnex photo/Al Jacinto) |
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ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Five soldiers and three civilians were killed Sunday after communist insurgents detonated two homemade bombs planted near a road in the southern Philippines, officials said.
Officials said four more soldiers were wounded in the attack near the village of Betibot in the town of Sapang Dalaga in Misamis Occidental after New People's Army (NPA) guerillas detonated the bombs around 11 a.m.
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