Philippine jailed activist Leila de Lima was taken hostage during an attempted prison breakout by three inmates who were shot dead by police
Before her arrest on February 24, 2017, de Lima had spent a decade investigating"death squad" killings allegedly orchestrated by Duterte during his time as Davao City mayor and in the early days of his presidency.
The incident happened on Sunday at the national police headquarters, where de Lima, a former senator, has been held for more than five years with other high-profile detainees. The third prisoner ran to de Lima's cell and briefly held the 63-year-old hostage before he was also shot dead. Police chief General Rodolfo Azurin told local radio station DZBB that de Lima did not appear to have been the target.Philippine martial law era still subject to misinformation campaignsThe three inmates were reportedly members of a banned outfit Abu Sayyaf, which has been accused of killing several foreigners.
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