What the records say
- When
- 11 Jul 2007
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 6.50° N, 122.12° E
- Description
- Fourteen members of the Philippine Marines were found beheaded after an encounter against Islamic rebels in the province of Basilan.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2007 Basilan beheading incident.
2007 Basilan beheading incident
Armed incident in the Philippines
The 2007 Basilan beheading incident was an armed incident that took place in July 2007 between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels and the Philippine Army. The incident led to the execution of 14 or 23 members of the Philippine Marines; amongst them 11 were beheaded in the province of Basilan, which is located within the southern Philippines.
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