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Basilan pirates kill 3, abduct 2

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March 9, 2009 | 12:00am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Pirates killed three crewmen of a fishing boat and abducted two others during an attack off Langil Island in Tuburan, Basilan last Thursday night, police said.

Responding vessels failed to catch up with the pirates who fled after ransacking the LB Columbia owned by the Century Fishing Co. based here. – Roel Pareño

ABDUCTED

ATTACK

BASED

BASILAN

CENTURY FISHING CO

FISHING

LANGIL ISLAND

PIRATES

ROEL PARE

TUBURAN
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