Combo picture of the three foreign men seized on Samal Island. EASTMINCOM HANDOUT
The three foreigners and a Filipina seized last week by armed men from a resort in the Garden City of Samal Island are indeed in Sulu, a source said Monday, ending days of speculation about where their abductors might have brought them.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a ranking military official said in a telephone interview, "We've just confirmed tonight that the victims were already in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Group based in Patikul town."
He said government forces in the area were alerted Monday evening to monitor the movements of the bandit group holding the captives.
"The group holding the captives is very mobile. Our troops are closely monitoring - having in mind, of course, not to do or make any move that may endanger the lives of the captives," the official said.
He said the kidnappers and their captives arrived in Sulu three days after their abduction in Samal.
The source confirmed the captives were in the hands of a certain ASG sub-leader Muamar Askali.
Earlier, the military had said the bandits and the captives were still in the Davao region; adding that all its naval, air and ground forces have been marshalled to throw a security ring around the kidnappers.
In captivity are Canadians John Ridsdel, 68, and Robert Hall; Hall's Filipino partner Marites Flor, and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad. They were seized at gunpoint Monday evening from the Holiday Ocean View Samal Resort.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/118142/3-foreigners-filipina-in-asg-hands-in-sulu---military-source
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