Government authorities rescued 26 passengers of a jeepney, six hours after they were seized by suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) Sunday in a remote sitio in the town of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan province.
A report reaching the city said military troops who responded to a report of abduction, recovered the victims six hours later at the border of Barangay Pipil in Ungkaya Pukan.
The victims were not harmed and the suspects fled to the inner forest areas of the village upon sensing the arrival of government troops, the police reported.
According to police reports, the vehicle was also recovered by pursuing police and military authorities without firefight.
Military and police authorities, upon receipt of the report, immediately conducted pursuit operations against the group that led to the recovery of the victims and the jeepney at Barangay Pipil.
http://www.mb.com.ph/govt-troops-rescue-26-people-seized-by-suspected-asg-members/
A report reaching the city said military troops who responded to a report of abduction, recovered the victims six hours later at the border of Barangay Pipil in Ungkaya Pukan.
The victims were not harmed and the suspects fled to the inner forest areas of the village upon sensing the arrival of government troops, the police reported.
The gunmen flagged down the passenger jeepney about 7:30 a.m. at the crossing of Barangay Pipil road in Ungkaya Pukan. According to Mambik Uyong, the driver of the jeepney, the gunmen immediately seized the jeepney and its 26 passengers.
Military and police authorities, upon receipt of the report, immediately conducted pursuit operations against the group that led to the recovery of the victims and the jeepney at Barangay Pipil.
http://www.mb.com.ph/govt-troops-rescue-26-people-seized-by-suspected-asg-members/
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