[Oman Tribune] A Swiss man escaped from his Abu Sayyaf captors who held him hostage for two years by hacking to death one of their sub-commanders on the island province of Sulu.Col. Allan Arrojado said a team of soldiers found Lorenzo Vinceguerra wandering in a remote village in the town of Patikul, Sulu, an Abu Sayyaf stronghold, on Saturday morning. Vinceguerre, who was injured in his escape after the militants fired upon him, was airlifted to a hospital and pronounced in stable condition.
Based on their initial interview, Arrojado said Vinceguerre managed to escape by hacking the neck of Juhurim Hussien, an Abu Sayyaf subleader thought to be holding other 10 hostages in Sulu.
Vinciguerra told soldiers that he had killed one of his abductors in a struggle over a machete while trying to escape. Arrojado said,"He ran while the bandits were shooting at him, but he got away."
A Dutch man who was abducted with Vinciguerra, Ewold Horn, had not been able to run away and is believed to still be a captive. Arrojado said Vinciguerra also told the military that Horn had been unable to run due to a back injury.
Bit of a trek, but the Benedictine Abbey at Einsiedeln would be my first stop if I were Lorenzo. Front pew no less.