Philippines: Muslim man lauded as hero for saving 64 Christians from militants

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Philippines: Muslim man lauded as hero for saving 64 Christians from militants

By Asian Correspondent Staff | 10th June 2017   | @ascorrespondent

Residents walk with their belongings to the evacuation centre after government troops assault with insurgents from the so-called Maute group. Source: Reuters

A MUSLIM man in the Philippines has been celebrated as a hero for saving the lives of dozens of Christians who sought refuge in his house to evade execution by Islamic State-linked militants during the height of a siege in Marawi.

According to Kicker Daily, Norodin Alonto Lucman, a well-known former politician and traditional clan leader, recounted how he hid Christian workers when the militants went on a rampage in the majority-Muslim southern city.

Norodin, who spoke to foreign journalists on Friday said some of the Christians had worked at a tower near his residence and the number ballooned to 64 when militants launched a manhunt for Christians to kill or take as hostages.

“I had an ordeal because one day before the attack, there were some Christian workers who were in the house, fixing the small tower,” he said in an interview.

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Bone chilling nevertheless.