ZAMBOANGA: Muslim militants traded gunfire with Philippine troops and were using almost 200 villagers as human shields, officials said, in a standoff after a deadly attack on a southern city.
Gunshots rang out on the coastal outskirts of Zamboanga city yesterday, the second day of a confrontation between the government and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fighters intent on derailing peace talks.
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