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| Abu Sayyaf release kidnapped teacher |
| 2016-08-20 |
| [UPI] The Abu Sayyaf released an elementary school teacher it had taken hostage in the Philippines. Adrina Bongil, a local school teacher, was released unharmed Thursday in the village of Dunag in Sulu province, and returned to relatives, Bongil was debriefed by Philippine troops of Joint Task Force Sulu at the home of Kabir Elias Hayuduni, mayor of neighboring Patikul. She had been taken captive by five Abu Sayyaf gunmen on Tuesday while riding in a vehicle on her way to work at an elementary school. Military spokesman Filemon Tan did not mention if a ransom, the usual motivation for Abu Sayyaf abductions, was paid. |
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