News in photo: Rescue at ground zero in Marawi City

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This handout photo taken on June 25, 2017 and released on June 26 by the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army shows rescuers escorting trapped residents (centre L) and carrying the body (R) of a dead resident from ground zero of the fighting between government forces and Islamist militants in Marawi, on the southern island of Mindanao, after a ceasefire was declared. An eight-hour ceasefire in the Philippine city allowing residents to celebrate the end of Ramadan came to an abrupt end during the afternoon on June 25 as the government continued its offensive against Islamist militants occupying parts of war-torn Marawi. / AFP PHOTO / 1ST NFANTRY BATTALION PHILIPPINE ARMY / Handout / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / 1ST NFANTRY BATTALION PHILIPPINE ARMY" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This handout photo taken on June 25, 2017 and released on June 26 by the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army shows rescuers escorting trapped residents (centre L) and carrying the body (R) of a dead resident from ground zero of the fighting between government forces and Islamist militants in Marawi, on the southern island of Mindanao, after a ceasefire was declared.
An eight-hour ceasefire in the Philippine city allowing residents to celebrate the end of Ramadan came to an abrupt end during the afternoon on June 25 as the government continued its offensive against Islamist militants occupying parts of war-torn Marawi. / AFP PHOTO / 1ST NFANTRY BATTALION PHILIPPINE ARMY / Handout