Tuesday, February 21, 2017

AFP to spare no efforts in rescuing German ASG captive

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 21): AFP to spare no efforts in rescuing German ASG captive

No efforts will be spared to rescue alive Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) captive Juergen Kantner whom the bandits threatened to behead this coming Feb. 26 if their PHP30 million ransom demand is not paid.

This was disclosed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo in Tuesday's briefing.

He also said that troops on Monday have started conducting intensified operations in a bid to locate and rescue the German captive.

Arevalo declined to give the locations on where the operations are being conducted for security and operational reasons.

The AFP official also said these operations are also aimed at recovery other hostages still in the hands of the terrorist group.

"We are still confident that we will be able to do it, rescue Kantner alive, and we doing all level best to do this," he added.

Kantner was kidnapped by the ASG bandits while his yacht "Rockall" was cruising off Sulu waters last November.

His companion, 56-year-old Sabine Mertz, was allegedly raped and killed by the bandits.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=965953

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