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Abu Sayyaf man in doc's kidnap held in Basilan
 Police intelligence operatives on Monday arrested a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf who allegedly took part in the abduction of a doctor in Isabela City, Basilan, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group reported. The Philippine National Police identified the suspect as Ronnie Tillung alias Taming Yakan. He was arrested at around 11 a.m. Tulling was allegedly involved in the kidnapping of Dr. Nilo Barandino, a local physician kidnapped on Nov. 28, 1992. Barandino was eventually freed and is now continuing his practice. Tuling was transferred to Zamboanga City and will be detained at the city jail.Aside from the Barandino kidnapping, the Abu Sayyaf has been tagged in other abductions, including the Dos Palmas resort (2001) and the Sipadan dive site (2000) incidents. Authorities have tagged the group as the Philippine arm of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network. Posted by: Fred 2008-03-11 |
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