5 Rights Activists Are Abducted; 2 Found Dead
From Times Wire Reports
Masked men claiming to be anti-communist vigilantes abducted five Philippine human rights activists, two of whom were found dead, officials said. Police rescued the others.
The activists were abducted in Naujan in Mindoro Oriental province, about 90 miles southeast of Manila, after their 12-member team conducted a probe into alleged abuses by the military in the area.
An activist blamed the abductions and slayings on the military, which denied involvement.
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