Bishop's killer is sought

MANILA - President Fidel Ramos yesterday vowed to bring to justice the killers of a Roman Catholic bishop gunned down near his…

MANILA - President Fidel Ramos yesterday vowed to bring to justice the killers of a Roman Catholic bishop gunned down near his cathedral in the southern Philippines. Bishop Benjamin de Jesus was shot six times on Tuesday after entering his jeep parked near Our Lady of Mount Carmel cathedral on southern Jolo island.

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