ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 22, 2014) – Police said suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen seized two Muslim men on Saturday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu.
Police said the victims Kilder and Jimal were seized in the village of Liang in Patikul town, a known stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf group, blamed for the spate of kidnappings for ransom and terrorism in the southern Philippines.
The duo was driving a truck heading to Jolo town when gunmen flagged down the vehicle at a checkpoint. The motive of the abduction is still unknown.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the abduction of the two men, who are both construction workers in Sulu. (Mindanao Examiner)
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