Col. Alan Arrojado, Commander of Joint Task Group-Sulu, talks with Lorenzo Vinciguerra, 49, who successfully escaped from his Abu Sayyaf abductors in the forested area of Patikul, Sulu. (Photo by JTG-SULU)
(UPDATE 2 - 3:39 p.m.) A Swiss national, one of two European birdwatchers kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf in Tawi-Tawi more than two years ago, was rescued by government troops in Sulu Saturday morning.
A message from Colonel Allan Arrojado, commander of Joint Task Group Sulu, said Lorenzo Vinciguerra, 49, was found by troops of the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion in Barangay Timpook, Patikul town.
A subsequent statement from the Armed Forces of the Philippines public information office said Vinciguerra had a "minor wound from a bladed weapon on his left cheek," without giving any more details.
Vinciguerra and Dutchman Elwold Horn, 52, were seized by gunmen from the island town of Panglima Sugala on February 1, 2012.
A Filipino companions, Ivan Sarenas, escaped during the incident.
News of Vinciguerra's rescue came as JTG Sulu reported killing five Abu Sayyaf gunmen and wounding seven others in Talipao town, also in Sulu, as government forces pressed their offensive against the militants.
The Talipao operations were against the band led by Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/100617/kidnapped-swiss-birdwatcher-rescued-in-sulu-as-military-kills-5-abu-sayyaf-in-offensive
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