4 Filipino men indicted in 2011 kidnapping

From the Washington Post (Dec 4): 4 Filipino men indicted in 2011 kidnapping

Four Filipino men were indicted Thursday on hostage-taking, conspiracy and weapons charges in the 2011 kidnapping of a 14-year-old Lynchburg, Va., boy and his mother, authorities said.

The two Americans were seized by armed men while vacationing in the Philippines, forced into boats at gunpoint and held hostage for ransom, according to Ronald C. Machen Jr., the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The men threatened to ­behead the boy more than once, the indictment alleges.

Gerfa Lunsmann was released more than two months later, after ransom money was paid by her family. Her son Kevin Lunsmann remained a hostage for nearly five months until he escaped. The family told The Washington Post that the kidnappers were members of the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf.

The men, who are not in custody, are identified as John Does but known as Furuji Indama, Radzmil Jannatul, Muadz and Abu Basim. “We remain focused on apprehending and extraditing these men,” Machen said.

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