Largest massacre of journalists ever

The Toronto-based International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) reports that at least 21 journalists were killed in a politically motivated massacre of more than 52 people in the Philippines this week. It is the largest group of journalists killed in a single incident ever. Abducted by armed men, many of the victims were beheaded and mutilated; some of the women were raped. The dead were part of a convoy delivering candidacy papers for Ismael Mangudadatu, a local mayor and candidate for governor Maguindanao province on Mindanao island. Mangudadatu's wife and several other relatives were among the dead. The killings have received scant...