Philippines: May 4, 2003

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 About a hundred MILF rebels attacked the southern town Siocon. There were two dozen dead and many more wounded. The army sent reinforcements by helicopter, along with helicopter gunships. The rebels took 15 civilian hostages to use as human shields as they fled. 

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