4 claimed dead as shanty cleared

Manila - A woman and three young children were killed in clashes caused when authorities moved in to clear a Manila shanty town…

Manila - A woman and three young children were killed in clashes caused when authorities moved in to clear a Manila shanty town less than a kilometre from the venue of this weekend's ASEAN summit, community leaders alleged.

Since demolition began one 60-year-old woman and three children aged two weeks to three years old "were confirmed to have died", said a community leader, Mr Job Garde.