Six fishermen die in pirate attack

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Six fishermen die in pirate attack

Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at 09:30 JST MANILA — Six fishermen have been found dead in southern Philippine waters, apparently the victim of pirates, police said Monday.

The bullet-riddled bodies of the fishermen were found by fellow fishermen Sunday aboard two pump boats adrift at sea off a coastal town in Zamboanga del Sur Province about 800 kilometers south of Manila. (Kyodo News)

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=7&id=59293

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), August 29, 2001


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