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| Philippine poll attack 'kills 21' | Philippine poll attack 'kills 21' |
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| Twenty-one politicians and journalists abducted in the southern Philippines have been found dead, the army says. | Twenty-one politicians and journalists abducted in the southern Philippines have been found dead, the army says. |
| The group was seized on the southern island of Mindanao early on Monday. | The group was seized on the southern island of Mindanao early on Monday. |
| The military said they were taken by armed men as they tried to file a nomination for a candidate for forthcoming elections. | |
| The Philippines is to hold national elections in May 2010. Registration for local and national positions began earlier this month. | The Philippines is to hold national elections in May 2010. Registration for local and national positions began earlier this month. |
| According to local reports, those killed were on their way to an election office in Maguindanao to file papers on behalf of a candidate in the gubernatorial race. | |
| The military blamed armed men loyal to a rival politician - the incumbent - for the attack. | |
| "Our army troopers have reached the area where the vehicles and those held were taken... they were shot by the armed men," Maj- Gen Alfredo Cayton told local radio. | |
| "We have recovered 21 bodies. Our men are continuing to scour the area to find the others." | |
| The bodies of 13 women and 8 men were found, the military said. | |
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