Muslim separatists burn Christian homes in Philippines

Last Updated: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:31:00 +1100

Muslim separatists have torched the houses of 30 Christian families in an attack on a southern Philippines village.

The military says rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are still occupying the farming hamlet of Sangay after raiding it on Wednesday.

Military spokesman Julieto Ando says there were no casualties and said the raid related to a land conflict.

The government suspended peace talks with the MILF last year after the rebels attacked Christian villages across the island of Mindanao.

The rebels were protesting the Supreme Court's decision to block a proposed peace settlement that would have given them control over large tracts of land in Mindanao.

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