Duterte gives green light for bombing of kidnappers and their captives
Philippines President orders his security forces to bomb kidnap-for-ransom groups operating in the country's southern islands, even if hostages are killed.
Lindsay Murdoch is a three-time winner of the Walkley Award, Australia's top award for journalistic excellence. Lindsay is a former correspondent based in Singapore, Jakarta and Darwin. In 1999 he covered the tumultuous events in East Timor, and in 2003 he covered the Iraq war while embedded with US Marines.
Philippines President orders his security forces to bomb kidnap-for-ransom groups operating in the country's southern islands, even if hostages are killed.
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