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27/12/2013 GMT

Prison Camp in WW2 Manila, Philippines

BBC World Service - Witness History, Prison Camp in WW2 Manila, Philippines

Thousands of foreign civilians were interned when Japanese troops invaded in WW2

Thousands of civilians were interned in Manila when Japanese troops invaded the Philippines in World War II.

Thousands of foreign civilians were interned in camps when Japanese troops occupied the Philippines in World War II. Many of the inmates suffered from acute malnutrition. We hear the story of one boy, Desmond Malone, who was interned at the Santo Tomas camp in Manila.

Photo: American inmates of the Santo Tomas internment camp after liberation by US forces in February 1945 (AP Photo/Pool)

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