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| Two abducted workers beheaded in Mindanao | |
| 2016-04-14 | |
| [InterAksyon] Two of six sawmill workers, earlier abducted by members of the Maute Group, in Lanao Del Sur province, were found beheaded Tuesday afternoon. This was confirmed by Western Mindanao Command spokesperson Major Filemon Tan on Wednesday. The bodies were identified as Salvador Hanobas and Jaymart Hanobas, Tan said. The bodies and the heads were placed inside two sacks. Lanao del Sur police chief Senior Superintendent Rustom Duran said, "Salvador Hanobas and Jaymart Hanobas were beheaded by their abductors. Locals brought the heads and the torsos to the mayor's office." The fatalities are among the six sawmill workers seized by members of the Maute Group last April 4 in the belief that they were spying on the militants on orders from the government. The rebels released Julieto Hanobas, Alfredo Anoos, Gabriel Permites, and Adones Mendez unharmed on Monday. Duran said the kidnappers belonged to an Islamist militant group that battled Philippine security forces for a week in February, leaving three soldiers dead and forcing 20,000 people to flee their homes. Police found black flags identical to those flown by Daesh jihadis in Iraq and Syria in the fighters' hideout in the town of Butig.
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