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14 Philippine Militants Get Life

December 6, 2007

A Philippine court has sentenced 14 Muslim militants to life imprisonment. The members of the Abu Sayyaf rebel alliance were convicted for their involvement in the kidnappings of 20 people from a beach resort in 2001. Three of the hostages were decapitated.

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Troops in the southern Philippines hunt down Abu Sayyaf members
Troops in the southern Philippines hunt down Abu Sayyaf membersImage: AP