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Life Sentences for militants who kidnapped 21 people including Finns, Filipinos, and Malaysians

October 21, 2024 - by Karoline Rosenkrantz Paasch - Leave a Comment

A Philippine court sentences 17 militants, members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group, to life imprisonment for their involvement in a notorious kidnapping that took place nearly 25 years ago. …

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Progress in Filipino hostage saga – Norwegian is last victim held

June 29, 2016June 30, 2016 - by Frederik Guy Hoff Sonne - Leave a Comment

A 9-months hostage deadlock in the Philippines finally seemed to loosen up when Filipina hostage, Marites Flor, was released by the militant Abu Sayyaf-group Friday June 24. Last hostage held …