30 human skeletons found in Philippines
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Manila, July 22 (IANS) Security forces in the Philippines Sunday unearthed 30 skeletal remains of people allegedly slain by rebels in a murderous purge of suspected military spies in the 1980s, Xinhua reported.
The remains found in the northern province of Quezon were of people killed by the rebel New People's Army, military spokesman Maj. Harold Cabunoc said.
They were discovered by a farmer while ploughing his field in Pagsanjan village in San Francisco region.
Cabunoc said at least 47 people went missing in the 1980s when the NPA implemented a purging operation to cleanse the outfit of agents from the military.
The now 4,000-strong NPA has been waging a war against the Philippine government since March 1969.
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