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1/13/2010 In the Philippines Ampatuan town Vice-Mayor Rasul Sangki said he had seen Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr shoot people at close range. Rasul is the first person to say they are an eyewitness to these murders. Mayor Ampatuan denies multiple charges of murder over the attack, which killed members of a rival political family, as well as reporters travelling with them. The bodies of 57 people were found in a mass grave in a secluded mountainous part of Maguindanao last November. 41 charges of murder were given to mr. Ampatuan, he has pleaded not guilty to all of them. Toto Mangudadatu the wife of a rival political leader was found in the mass grave. She was on the way to file his candicay papers for a local election. According to the BBC's Asia correspondent, Alastair Leithead, it was an act of violence that profoundly shocked people - even in an area of the country used to executions and killings by rival groups. Sources BBC: [] The Canadian Press: []

Coverage: Both sources talked about how this was the first witness to say anyhting about this incident. Also, both sources mentioned the name of the vice mayor. Other than that there was not that much that was similiar. One of the things that was different was that The Canadian Press said tat the political rivals siter was also aong the victims.

Opinion I think that this is a very sad event that has happened. This was the largest killing of reporters in the world and that is very sad. I also think that Mayor ANdal Ampatuan Jr. is an idiot and he shouldn't have killed those people.