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Two Abu Sayyaf captives rescued in Sulu
[SunStar] Five kidnap victims, including a child, were separately rescued while four Abu Sayyaf rebels were arrested by Philippine troops in Sulu province. Rescued were Jose Duterte and seven-year-old Radzmalyn Astah of Zamboanga del Norte and Tawi-Tawi, respectively, the Sulu Provincial Police Office said.Police said troops from Joint Task Force Sulu and Naval Forces Western Mindanao rescued Duterte Thursday afternoon in Kandayok village, Panamao, Sulu. His rescue came after the soldiers managed to zero in on his location in Panamao town. Five Abu Sayyaf militants seized Duterte and his wife, Jessica, on March 3, 2017 at their residence in the village of Sta. Maria, Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte. The rebels forced the couple to board on a waiting motorboat that sped off to the high seas. Jessica was rescued on October 31, 2017 in Basilan province. The police said four militants were arrested when Astah was rescued by policemen on Thursday afternoon in the village of Walled City, Jolo, Sulu. They said the arrest was made after the payoff of ransom between the victim’s grandfather and Abu Sayyaf. Astah was seized by rebels who pretended to buy gasoline from the business establishment of the Astah family in the evening of June 25 at Sitio Polao Pinang in Himba village, Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi. Astah’s mother was wounded when she was seized as her father, Rahim, put up a struggle that sparked a brief shootout. Posted by: ryuge 2018-11-03 |
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