ZAMBOANGA CITY – Gunmen barged on Thursday morning into a government school in Sulu province in southern Philippines and seized its head teacher, security officials said.

Officials said at least five gunmen were involved in the abduction of Marjorie Abdul at Liang Elementary School in Patikul town, a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf group blamed for the spate of ransom kidnappings in the restive region.

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