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Manila court orders arrest of 196 massacre suspects

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A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of a powerful political clan's patriarch and 195 others on murder charges over the massacre of 57 people last year, police said on Thursday.

 

The massacre last November was the worst incident of election violence in the Philippines and has raised security fears over elections on May 10. (Reuters) 

 

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