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Two Indonesian hostages rescued from Abu Sayyaf
[Reuters] Philippine troops rescued two Indonesian captives on Thursday after a gun battle that killed five of their Islamist militant captors in Mindanao. Five soldiers were also injured in the clash with about 20 members of the Abu Sayyaf on its stronghold of Jolo.Brigadier-General Cirilito Sobejana said, "Minutes later, we intercepted a van which was carrying two Indonesian captives while pursuing the Abu Sayyaf after the encounter. They are now safe and undergoing tactical debriefing after medical checkup.” Sobejana said the two Indonesian fishermen were seized aboard a Malaysian-registered boat in November last year in waters near Malaysia’s eastern state of Sabah. The army said the group is still holding about 18 captives on the islands of Jolo and Basilan, including a dozen foreigners from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Vietnam. Posted by: ryuge 2017-09-08 |
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