Tag: 18 foreign and 5 Filipino hostages

Abus still hold 23 hostages, says AFP

  (Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday (December 13) revealed the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) still holds 18 foreign and five Filipino hostages. AFP spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said two of the foreign captives were Japanese treasure hunter Toshio Ito and Dutch national Ewold Horn. Ito was abducted from Pangutaran Island in Sulu on July 16, 2010. Horn, on the other hand, was abducted along with fellow European bird watcher […]