ZAMBOANGA CITY: Security forces raided an island off Zamboanga City and arrested an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in several kidnappings here as the operations to track down other members of the group continued on Saturday.

Officials said Wahid Pingli was traced on Friday by soldiers and policemen to a hideout in Sacol Island. An automatic rifle was also recovered from him, said Marine Captain Maria Rowena Muyuela, a spokeswoman for the Western Mindanao Command.

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