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Saturday, December 10, 2005 (Philippines)
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THE Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) accused the Philippines before the Organization of Islamic Conference in Saudi Arabia of violating a nine-year-old peace accord it signed with the former rebel group.
A small group of senior MNLF leaders were in Saudi Arabia and told the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) that Filipino troops mounted a massive assault against MNLF forces in island of Jolo, about 950 kilometers south of Manila, in the guise of pursuing members of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group.
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| Former rebel leader Parouk Hussin, chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) committee on foreign affairs, and his group accused the Philippine government of reneging on the peace pact it signed in September 1996 after security forces assaulted MNLF forces Sulu province. (Sunnex photo/Al Jacinto) |
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Angry mob lynched, broke hands of thief
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