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Saturday, February 07, 2009 |
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Kidnappers free one hostage in Basilan |
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Authorities say Ahmad Ilang is being debriefed while
fate of the remaining hostage is still unknown
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By Al Jacinto Correspondent
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Rebels have freed Friday one of two employees of a
lending firm they kidnapped in Basilan, south of Zamboanga City, officials
said.
Reports showed that Ahmad Ilang was recovered by
soldiers who were tracking down the kidnapers near the hinterland
village of Upper Mahayhay in Maluso town. The fate of the remaining
captive, Leah Patrice, is still unknown.
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Court of Appeals junks habeas corpus petition of
Mayor Isnaji of Indanan, Sulu
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THE Court of Appeals (CA) on Friday dismissed the habeas corpus
petition filed by Mayor Alvarez Isnaji of Indanan, Sulu, and his
son, Haider, who are both facing kidnap-for-ransom charges in
connection with the abduction of a broadcast journalist, her crew
and a university professor last year.
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WW II-vintage bomb found in Mariveles
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MARIVELES, Bataan: Another unexploded vintage Japanese bomb used
by warplanes during World War II was discovered Wednesday afternoon
at the back portion of the Sto. Niño Elementary School in Biaan,
Mariveles, Bataan.
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Military set to launch rescue operation for ICRC members
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GOVERNMENT troops in Sulu province are ready to launch a military
operation in an effort to rescue the three abducted members of the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) should the
multi-agency task force decide on it.
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