Four men, including a Muslim cleric and a local official, have been killed in an attack by gunmen in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga, police said.
| That's funny. Muslim clerics usually don't get dead... |
Police said gunmen wearing military fatigues rounded up the men in the village of Muti late on Wednesday local time, made them line up at the side of the road and then shot them. Those killed were Janani Ahaddin, an Islamic preacher, his two brothers and Ebong Mabanza, a village councillor. It was not clear who was behind the attack, the second targetting Muslims in Muti in two weeks. Gunmen snatched three Muslim men on the eve of Eid al-Fitr last month and their bodies were later found tied up and riddled with bullets. Zamboanga is a port city in the southern Philippines, where lawless groups including Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels and other bandits operate. Vendetta killings are common in the area.
| Actually, I think killings of all types are common in the area. It's a Muslim thing. You wouldn't understand... |
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