Police Warn of Attacks on Opposition Rally
From Times Wire Reports
Opposition groups demanding that Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo step down were preparing a mass rally in the capital as police and the military went on alert, warning of possible attacks on the protesters by Muslim extremists and communist rebels.
The political crisis erupted last month over allegations that Arroyo rigged the May 2004 election, a charge she denies.
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