197 people charged with murder over Philippine massacre

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Police investigators look at the victims of a massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province on November 24, 2009.

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MANILA, FEB 09 - A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people were on Tuesday charged with murder over an election-linked massacre that left 57 people dead, a prosecutor said.

Andal Ampatuan Snr, the patriarch of a Muslim clan and the former governor of Maguindanao province where the massacre occurred last year, was among those charged with murder, according to documents filed to a court in Manila.

Posted on: 2010-02-09 01:27

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