Tacub massacre

When

24 Oct 1971

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

40

Coordinates

8.03° N, 123.92° E

Description

1971 killing of Moro Muslims in the Philippines

1971 killing of Moro Muslims in the Philippines

The Tacub massacre was the mass murder of a group of Muslim Moros by Philippine government troops at a military checkpoint on October 24, 1971. The Moros were returning from attempting to vote in a special election; they had been turned away by the Ilaga from polling places in Magsaysay, Lanao del Norte.

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