Standoff With Rebels Continues in Philippines -- New York Times
MANILA — Hundreds of heavily armed separatist rebels, left out of a landmark peace deal, held villagers in the southern Philippines for a second day on Tuesday in a standoff with elite government troops that has left at least eight people dead and dozens wounded.
The Philippine military flew additional soldiers into embattled Zamboanga City to reinforce troops surrounding about 300 rebels of the Moro National Liberation Front who were holding four neighborhoods, officials said. Witnesses told local radio stations that they heard explosions and could see fires burning in the occupied areas.
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