Tag: Martin Burnham

NBI nabs two suspected Abu Sayyaf members

One of those arrested allegedly guarded hostages in 2001 Dos Palmas kidnapping Apart from Hood Abdullah, arrested was Jimmy Bla, another Abu Sayyaf suspect, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said. Abdullah is accused of guarding hostages including US citizen Martin Burnham, who was killed and his wife wounded in the crossfire during a botched military rescue attempt in June 2002. “Burnham, an American hostage, was always handcuffed to Abdullah… especially on the move,” Aguirre told reporters. Burnham […]