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| Abu Sayyaf frees Filipino hostage |
| 2019-01-05 |
| [Xinhua] Abu Sayyaf militants have freed a 28-year-old Filipino man who was kidnapped more than a year ago, the Philippine military said on Thursday. Military spokesman Gerry Besana said the hostage named Jed Quimbo, who was abducted in September 2017 in Zamboanga del Norte province in the southern Philippines, was released on December 30, 2018 in Sulu province. Besana said no ransom was paid for the hostage's release. He claimed the hostage was released due to "military pressure." The family of the hostage and the Sulu governor received the kidnapped victim after his release. |
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