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| Troops rescue Chinese trader from Abu Sayyaf |
| 2016-09-22 |
| [Manila Times] Philippine soldiers in Sulu on Wednesday morning rescued a Chinese trader abducted in Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte before she could be handed over to the Abu Sayyaf. Officials said the troops safely recovered Martina Lyn Yee, earlier reported as Cristina Yee, shortly after she and her six captors landed on the shoreline in Indanan, Sulu. The gunmen reportedly abandoned 60-year-old Yee upon seeing the troops. Army Brigadier General Arnel de la Vega said, "The rescue operation was the result of continuous intelligence build-up immediately after receiving information on the group’s plan to hand over said kidnapped victim to Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf Group." He said the soldiers also seized the new speedboat fitted with three outboard motors used in transporting Yee, who was kidnapped on September 19. |
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