What the records say
- When
- 19 Jun 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 70
- Coordinates
- 7.38° N, 124.82° E
- Description
- 1971 killing of Moro Muslims in the Philippines
Manili massacre
1971 killing of Moro Muslims in the Philippines
The Manili massacre refers to the mass murder of 70 Moro Muslims, including women and children, committed in a mosque in Manili, Carmen, North Cotabato, Philippines on June 19, 1971. The Muslim residents of the town had gathered in their mosque to participate in a supposed peace talk with Christian groups when a group of armed men dressed in uniforms similar to those worn by members of the Philippine Constabulary ope…
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- Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Suspected members of extremist Christian group Ilagas storm in a mosque in Carmen, Cotabato, and gun the Moslems down, killing at least 65.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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