'Children taken hostage' as ISIS militants storm school in the Philippines
Around 300 armed men, including members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), stormed a school in Pigcawayan town in Mindanao. The Philippines president, Robert Duterte declared martial law last month as he called on his nation’s armed forces to “crush” the Islamist extremists
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Sources: bbc.co.uk
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