THE military thwarted an attempt by armed men to kidnap a businessman in Isabela City, Basilan, on Sunday night, reports reaching the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Monday.

Ramon Sanson Jr., 56, a copra trader, was rescued by soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 4th Special Forces Battalion (SFB) led by Cpl Cipriano Hinggosa Jr. and members of the Cafgu Active Auxiliary (CAA) after a brief firefight with his abductors.

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