Abu Sayyaf strikes again in Sulu, seizes two women

From InterAksyon (Aug 3): Abu Sayyaf strikes again in Sulu, seizes two women

Just days after the government gave assurances that the security in Sulu province has been beefed up following the killing of 20 civilians, suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group snatched two women Sunday afternoon in a remote village in Patikul town, police reported.

Initial reports reaching the PNP national operations center in Camp Crame identified only one of the victims, Nursalyn Ahamadon; the other remains unidentified at press time.

The women were riding a motorcycle enroute to Taglibe town from Jolo when an unknown number of men blocked them around 2:40 pm at Barangay Kaunayan, Patikul, Sulu and seized them at gunpoint.

The ASG bandits then sped off with the women towards the southern portion of Barangay Kaunayan also of the same town.

Last week, some Abu Sayyaf men ambushed a group of civilians enroute to a celebration of Eid-al Ftr and killed more than 20 people and wounded 16 others.

The ambush led the military and police to beef up their forces in Sulu province.

The al-Qaeda linked ASG is the smallest terror group in the Southern Philippines, but it is the most ruthless, having killed several victims before and beheading them, as well as government troops it waylaid. Dozens of foreigners have fallen victim to its kidnap-for-ransom activities.

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