Dang, the article shows a picture and says these are the Muslim Rebels. I know there's that other terror group there.
Armed Men Storm Prison in Philippines, Freeing More Than 150 Inmates
FILE - Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels celebrate in the southern island of Mindanao, March 27, 2014. Armed men with reported links to the group stormed a prison Wednesday in the Philippines.
MANILA —
Armed men with links to Muslim rebels stormed a prison early Wednesday in the southern Philippines, killing a guard and freeing more than a 150 inmates, police said.
The Southeast Asian nation has for decades been plagued by insurgencies by Muslim rebels in its southern islands, with President Rodrigo Duterte seeking to promote broad peace in the predominantly Catholic country.
The gunmen opened fire on guards at the North Cotabato District Jail in Kidapawan city around 1:00 a.m. (1700 GMT), prison warden Peter Bongat told a local radio station.
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Another report:
Armed men attack Philippines jail, free scores of prisoners
Armed men linked to a breakaway Muslim rebel group attacked a jail in the strife-torn southern Philippines Wednesday, killing one guard and freeing 132 inmates, officials said.
A two-hour long firefight broke out when more than 100 armed men attacked the jail in North Cotabato, overwhelming prison guards and giving inmates an opportunity to escape.
"It's to rescue their comrades under our custody. It is a rescue operation," jail warden Peter John Bonggat told local ABS-CBN television, adding prison guards had been overwhelmed by the attack.
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