Rebels Abandon Hostage as Police Close In
From Times Wire Reports
Police have rescued a woman held 10 months for ransom by a Muslim extremist group in the southern Philippines, authorities said.
Marilyn Tiu, abducted in November, was abandoned Thursday by Abu Sayyaf gunmen as a special police unit approached their hide-out in Patikul on Jolo island, authorities said.
There was no gunfight, police said, and the rebels, who reportedly have ties to Osama bin Laden, escaped and were being pursued.
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