The Philippine president imposes martial law on a southern province where 57 people were killed in a political massacre.
Soldiers take a break as they stand in front of their armored personnel carrier in Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao province in the southern Philippines. Pat Roque / AP
The Philippine president imposed martial law Saturday on a southern province where 57 people were killed in a political massacre, while security forces detained members of a powerful clan accused of plotting the attack and fomenting a rebellion.
It was the first time martial rule has been declared in the country since the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos imposed it more than three decades ago.
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