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Swiss hostage escapes from Filipino extremists

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Swiss hostage made a dramatic escape Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists when he hacked a rebel commander and then got shot as he dashed to freedom amid a military bombardment, ending more than two years of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Abu Sayyaf, Associated Press, Berlin, Chinese, Ewold Horn, Filipino, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, MANILA, Malaysia, Oliver Teves, Roman Catholic Philippines, Rustico Guerrero, Tawi Tawi, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

4 Philippine marines killed in clash

November 3, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine marines who were searching for long-held hostages battled al-Qaida-linked militants in a fierce clash that killed four marines and at least two insurgents in the country’s south, officials said. The fighting erupted in the mountainous hinterlands of Patikul town in Sulu province, where the Abu Sayyaf […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Abu Sayyaf, Filipino, Indonesian-based Jemaah Islamiyah, Jolo Island, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, MANILA, Moro National Liberation Front, Netherlands, Radulan Sahiron, Randolph Cabangbang, Rey Ardo, Tahir Sali, Tawi Tawi, Vol 31 No 45 | November 3 - November 9

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