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Police rescue 22-year-old woman held hostage in Palawan; hostage-taker killed

(Eagle News) — A 48-year-old man was killed while his victim was injured in a hostage-taking incident in Palawan on Sunday, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP said Bernard Cortez Adial died after sustaining a gunshot wound in the neck, while his hostage, Shiela Mae Nadoy Saban, 22, suffered a lacerated wound in the elbow. The police were forced to shoot after Adial moved to strike Saban, who can barely walk due to a […]