51. Two people were hurt when heavily armed men suspected to be Moslem rebels strafed two docked vessels in this southern Philippine city, the military said Tuesday. 52. Three children were killed in two grenade blasts near this southern Philippine city after they stole the devices and turned them into toys, police said Monday. 53. Three Moslem rebels and a militiaman were killed after the rebels ambushed a medical relief team in a town near this southern Philippine city, military officials said Saturday. 54. US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Richard Myers arrived in this southern Philippine city Sunday to visit troops aiding the Filipino army against Muslim rebels. 55. Moslem rebels released a kidnapped truck dealer near this southern Philippine city Thursday after a ransom was paid, a police official said. 56. Nine miners were killed and nine more trapped and feared dead in an underground explosion Thursday at a coal mine outside this central Philippine city, police said. 57. One crew member was killed and six others seriously injured when a tanker loaded with fuel products exploded early Saturday in this southern Philippine city, officials said. 58. Police on Friday rescued a woman held hostage by former Muslim guerrillas near this southern Philippine city, officials said. 59. Seven people were injured when a powerful homemade bomb exploded in a town near this southern Philippine city, police said Monday. 60. Security has been stepped up in Philippine cities to guard against further bomb attacks. |