2 Journalists Held by Rebels Are Freed

Muslim rebels released two Filipino journalists but did not say when they would free 29 other hostages, including 15 foreigners, held on a southern Philippine island. Val Cuenca and Maan Macapagal of ABS-CBN, the Philippines’ largest TV network, were handed over in the town of Patikul on Jolo island, where they were abducted Monday on their way back from interviewing the rebels, government officials said. After their release, the two were taken to a military camp in the town of Jolo and then flown to Zamboanga on the island of Mindanao.