The government says at least 168 people are being held captive in Zamboanga as the military and a Muslim rebel group faction continue a standoff.
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![A government trooper takes his position during a standoff in the southern port city of Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bec7ae11-6a43-4621-9ef7-f65b6ca37112_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A government trooper takes his position during a standoff in the southern port city of Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2013.
![A police sniper aims his rifle at the Muslim mosque with its minaret full of pockmarks during a standoff with Muslim rebels for the second day, Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7d9b049a-47df-4489-ae9f-b95f81cd7525_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A police sniper aims his rifle at the Muslim mosque with its minaret full of pockmarks during a standoff with Muslim rebels for the second day, Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2013.
![Residents who abandoned their homes carry their belongings during a standoff in Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9ea837d9-6c25-4bde-8b3b-88f70de7ed52_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents who abandoned their homes carry their belongings during a standoff in Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2013.
![Soldiers check the belongings of residents who abandoned their homes during a standoff in Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4f2491f5-ec47-4404-a919-f18fe4d9b340_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Soldiers check the belongings of residents who abandoned their homes during a standoff in Zamboanga, Philippines, Sept. 10, 2013.