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    Philippines: 21 police officers fired in connection with massacre

    The Philippines has fired 21 police officers for allegedly serving as "co-conspirators" in a massacre six years ago.

    According to an official statement, the officers did not stop the son of a warlord from killing 58 people, including 32 journalists, in November 2009.

    A court found 20 of the officers guilty of grave misconduct. It concluded that the other one heard gunshots but did not report them to his superiors. He was fired over a lesser charge.