MANILA: British hostages safe after Philippine troops clash with Islamist rebels
Philippines Armed Forces - Task Force Sulu leader Major-Gen Corleto Vinluan talking to rescued British national Allan Hyrons and his Filipino wife Wilma at a military camp at Jolo, Sulu province, southern Philippines. - AP
The couple, Allan and Wilma Hyrons, were abducted at gunpoint by members of the Abu Sayyaf group on Oct. 4 from the resort they ran in a neighbouring province. The Philippine army said they were now being looked after at a military camp, and issued a photograph of the couple, unharmed and eating a meal.
"We worked closely with the Government of the Philippines on Alan and Wilma's case over the last two months. I am very grateful for their tremendous efforts. The group is much feared for its banditry, piracy and kidnap-for-ransom business, with targets that include Europeans as well as seamen from Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. Some hostages were held for years and beheaded when ransom was not paid, among them a German and two Canadians.
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