Philippine Officer Slain
From Reuters
MANILA —
A Communist hit squad shot a Philippine army captain dead in front of his house in Manila on Friday. Witnesses said Orlando Javier, 40, was lounging outside his home when two women and three young men shot him with pistols.
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