Pirates Kill 14 Near South Philippine Island
Associated Press
MANILA —
Pirates intercepted a motor launch off the southwestern island of Tawi-Tawi, killed 14 passengers and crew and wounded four, the Philippine News Agency said Saturday.
The agency said two victims of last Monday’s attack were women who were raped, machine-gunned to death and thrown overboard. The launch was headed for Bongao port, about 660 miles southwest of Manila, when it was intercepted by 10 pirates in another vessel, the agency said.
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