War refugees detained on suspicion they were NPAs

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Authorities have freed three teenagers who were arrested along with five men, mostly war refugees, on suspicion they were rebels.

The Mindanao Human Rights Action Center reported on Tuesday that the teenagers had been released by the police on Monday in Sultan Kudarat province. They were seized by soldiers on June 23, while trying to get their belongings in the village of Kulasi where rebels and soldiers had clashed.