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Hostage crisis ends in Philippines
[Iran Press TV Latest] Filipino gunmen have released the rest of the people they had taken prisoner after the police allegedly tried to arrest their leaders. The 47 people, released on Sunday, were abducted three days ago alongside 75 others from a local school and its surrounding houses in the southern Agusan del Sur province. The captives included several schoolchildren and women. They were kept in a jungle hideout while the local elders were brokering a deal between the government and the rebels aimed at their release. The government authorities agreed not to seize on the chance to arrest the rebels for earlier abductions or murder charges. The hostage-taking took place after the police reportedly moved to capture the gunmen's leader Joebert Perez on a similar charge. Posted by: Fred 2009-12-14 |
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