Feel the love, experience the peace. “Abu Sayyaf militants raid Philippine village,” from the BBC, February 27 (thanks to Mackie):
Islamist militants have attacked a village in the southern Philippines, killing at least 11 people, military officials have said.
About 70 members of Abu Sayyaf, a group linked to al-Qaeda, raided Tubigan village on the southern island of Basilan, an army spokeswoman said.
Lt Steffani Cacho said homes had been raked with gunfire and set ablaze in a pre-dawn attack.
Philippines army reinforcements have been sent to the area, she added.
The militants were believed to have been avenging the death of a senior leader on nearby Jolo island, an Abu Sayyaf stronghold, Lt Cacho said.
However, Basilan police chief Antonio Mendoza said the attack had been motivated by a personal grudge with the village chairman….