Twenty-one politicians and journalists who were abducted in the southern Philippines have been found dead.
The group was seized on the island of Mindanao by armed men as they tried to file nomination papers for a candidate in local elections next year.
More members of the group are missing, feared dead.
Elections in the Philippines are often marred by violence, particularly in the south, where clashes connected to local rivalries and insurgencies erupt.
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By: minglanilla on November 24, 2009
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