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==Village chieftain abducted in Sulu now free and unharmed–police== | |||
*Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/158571/village-chieftain-abducted-in-sulu-now-free-and-unharmed-police | |||
*11:58 am | Friday, March 9th, 2012 | |||
:By Jamie Marie Elona | |||
INQUIRER.net | |||
MANILA, Philippines—The 35-year-old village chieftain abducted by armed men in Sulu last Tuesday was released two days later unharmed, a Philippine National Police spokesman said Friday. | |||
Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr. said Poblacion village chairman Rodimar Tingkahan was found by authorities “alone and unharmed” at the vicinity of Barangay (village) Pasil, Indanan, Sulu around 7 a.m. Thursday. | |||
Reports said Tingkahan, who was then on-board his vehicle, was flagged down and kidnapped by 12 armed men along Sapah Malaun village around 2 p.m. Tuesday for still unidentified reason. | |||
Cruz Jr. said the victim was brought to Sulu Provincial Police Office for debriefing, and subsequently taken to a hospital for medical treatment. | |||
The family of the victim requested that he be turned over to his father and uncle, retired Superintendent Rugis Tingkahan and former Assemblyman Garcia Tingkahan. | |||
==Armed men abduct village chief in Sulu== | ==Armed men abduct village chief in Sulu== | ||
*Source: http://www.remate.ph/2012/03/armed-men-abduct-village-chief-in-sulu/ | *Source: http://www.remate.ph/2012/03/armed-men-abduct-village-chief-in-sulu/ | ||
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The reports added that elements of the Indanan Municipal Police are conducting intelligence monitoring and information gathering to locate the victim. | The reports added that elements of the Indanan Municipal Police are conducting intelligence monitoring and information gathering to locate the victim. | ||
Sulu province is home of several extremists and Moro rebel groups blamed for past bombing and kidnapping incident in the region. | Sulu province is home of several extremists and Moro rebel groups blamed for past bombing and kidnapping incident in the region. | ||
==Deadly Drone Strike on Muslims in the Southern Philippines - Brookings Institution== | ==Deadly Drone Strike on Muslims in the Southern Philippines - Brookings Institution== | ||