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The Moro National Liberation Front said it is helping to locate Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad and Tess Flor who were abducted on September 21 from an upscale resort on Samal Island.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who is aiding in the search for the victims, has sought help from MNLF chief Nur Misuari to locate the four. The mayor, citing an intelligence report, claimed that the victims were being held by the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu.
MNLF spokesman Habib Mudjahab Hashim said Duterte and Misuari spoke on the phone. He said Duterte sought Misuari's assistance in locating or helping in efforts to free the victims. He said Misuari, who is hiding out in Sulu, has ordered his men to search for the hostages.
Misuari is wanted for his alleged role in the September 2013 MNLF attacks in Zamboanga City that had displaced over 100,000 people. More than 200 people were killed in the siege. It is not known how Misuari would persuade the Abu Sayyafto free the victims.