Five US marines detained in Manila on rape charge

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Five US marines detained in Manila on rape charge

Associated Press in Manila
Friday November 4, 2005
The Guardian

Authorities in the Philippines held a US warship in port while they
searched for five Marines accused of raping a Filipino woman while on
leave in a former US naval base north of Manila.

The five were not allowed to leave the country yesterday as an
investigation was launched into the alleged incident at Subic Bay, a
former base converted into a recreational hub. A US embassy spokesman
said he expected the five to be charged.

The case threatens to provoke condemnation from groups opposed to the
presence of US troops who have been conducting military exercises with
Filipino soldiers.