[PhilStar] Philippine security forces are pursuing the Abu Sayyaf rebels who abducted a town councilor of Jolo in the town of Indanan, Sulu. Brig. General Cirilito Sobejana identified the Abu Sayyaf's latest captive as Zed Tan, Jolo councilor and nephew of former Sulu governor Sakur Tan.Police said Councilor Tan was seized by an undetermined number of Abu Sayyaf militants on Wednesday evening in Indanan town. The victim was in his service vehicle when he was taken at gunpoint. The gunmen forced Tan into a getaway vehicle and escaped in the direction of Talipao town.
Tan's abduction raises the number of Abu Sayyaf captives in Sulu to 17 — including six Vietnamese, five Indonesians, a Dutch national, and five Filipinos.