From InterAksyon (Oct 3): 30 armed men take 12 civilian hostages in Lanao del Sur
Some 30 armed cornered by pursing government troops after an abduction took hostage a dozen civilians before dawn Friday in Barangay Linuk Cawayan, Marantao, Lanao del Sur.
According to Capt. Franco Suelto, spokesman of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division, an undetermined number of armed men had earlier barged into the house of one Intan Rohaida Cornell Maunte at around 4:40 a.m., looking for his son Baose alias Jose Maunte.
Failing to find their target, they seized instead the 60-year-old school supervisor Intan Maunte.
“The armed men were allegedly led by an alias Hadji Esmail from Piagapo town,” Suelto said.
Responding policemen and soldiers were able to corner the armed men in the vicinity, forcing the armed men to take more hostages to avoid getting arrested.
Suelto said local officials together with the town mayors of Marantao and Piagapo led the negotiations.
“The hostages were safely released. According to sources, the incident stemmed from the Coco Rasuman scam where the suspects demanded payment from the victims…The tension was defused and resolved though,” he said.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/96634/30-armed-men-take-12-civilian-hostages-in-lanao-del-sur
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