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Abu Sayyaf kidnapper captured
AN ISLAMIC gunman accused of kidnapping US tourists was arrested in his hideout in Parang town in Mindanao yesterday, the Army chief said.Alleged Abu Sayyaf member Burham Sali was involved in the kidnapping of the Dos Palmas tourists in 2001, Lt. Gen. Hermogenes Esperon told reporters. Christian missionary Martin Burnham and fellow US citizen Guillermo Sobero were killed in captivity after Abu Sayyaf bandits raided a resort off Palawan in May 2001 and seized several tourists, including a number of Filipinos. Burnhams wife and fellow missionary Gracia Burnham was rescued on Mindanao the following year. Sali was also involved in the kidnapping of several schoolteachers on the southern island of Basilan in 2000, Esperon said. Sali was captured by policemen and troops from the 6th Infantry Division led by Maj. Gen. Agustin Dimaala, Esperon said. Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-03-14 |
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