From the Sun Star-Zamboanga (Aug 7): Abu Sayyafs seize telco technician, 2 others in Sulu
THE Abu Sayyaf bandits seized three people, including a technician of a telecom firm, in the province of Sulu, a military official said Sunday, Agust 7.
Major Filemon Tan Jr., Western Mindanao Command spokesman, said the incident took place around 10:20 a.m. Saturday, August 6, in the village of Timpok, Patikul, Sulu.
Tan identified the victims as Levi Gonzales, 30, a telecom firm technician; his wife, Daniella, 26; and Shariff Julhasan Abirin.
The victims were aboard a multicab driven by Abirin on the way to the cell site of a telecom company in the village of Bagsak, Talipao, when they were flagged down by the Abu Sayyaf bandits in Timpok, Patikul.
Tan said the victims were forcibly taken toward Sitio Kaban-Kaban, also in Timpok, while the vehicle was abandoned along the road.
He said troops are tracking the victims' whereabouts.
Aside from the three victims, the bandits are still holding more than 10 people as captives, including foreigners, in the hinterlands of Sulu.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2016/08/07/abu-sayyafs-seize-telco-technician-2-others-sulu-489964
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