US returns historic bells to Philippines

By Phil Stewart
Updated November 15 2018 - 1:06pm, first published 1:00pm
The US will repatriate to the Philippines three church bells seized by its troops in 1901
The US will repatriate to the Philippines three church bells seized by its troops in 1901

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has formally returned church bells to the Philippines that were taken as war trophies over a century ago following gruesome clashes, seeking to close a contentious chapter in the two allies' shared history.

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