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| Philippines Sentences 17 Muslim Kidnappers to Death |
| 2004-08-13 |
| A Philippine court has sentenced 17 members of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group to death for kidnapping and murder. The defendants, including four who were tried in absentia, received three death sentences plus life imprisonment for murders and abductions on the southern island of Basilan three years ago. The group raided a hospital in the Basilan town of Lamitan on June 2, 2001, and kidnapped three female nurses and a male hospital clerk. Two of the nurses and the clerk later escaped. Another nurse was killed more than a year later during a military rescue operation. The group also kidnapped more than 50 students, teachers and a priest in 2000, and seized three Americans and 17 Philippine tourists a year later. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #6 A good start. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-08-13 11:58:40 AM |
| #5 17 martyrs x 72 virgins = 1,224 virgins needed Dar - You are on the right track. I think these kindnappers operate in a Stephen King universe. We need to be sure the job is done. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-08-13 1:05:21 PM |
| #4 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis TROLL 2004-08-13 11:58:40 AM |
| #3 The sentences will be overturned the first time some ilsmofascist objects (and takes a hostage to make his point). |
| Posted by: Michael 2004-08-13 11:53:10 AM |
| #2 The first death sentence will be admitted by hanging. The second by beheading. The third by drawing and quartering. It's the only way to be sure. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-08-13 9:59:30 AM |
| #1 The defendants, ... , received three death sentences plus life imprisonment ... I assume collectively rather than individually. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2004-08-13 9:50:08 AM |