GEN. Gregorio Pio Catapang on Sunday ordered government troops in Sulu to prepare for a possible rescue operation amid threats by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) to behead two Germans they earlier abducted off the coast of Palawan.

The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it is important to ensure the safe release of the kidnap victims without any civilian casualties and human-rights violations.

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