Kidnappers of Swiss, Dutch elude troops By Mario J. Mallari and Michaela P. del Callar 02/03/2012

Kidnappers of Swiss, Dutch elude troops

By Mario J. Mallari and Michaela P. del Callar 02/03/2012

The military yesterday said it had failed to find two European tourists in the crucial 24 hours after their abduction by unidentified armed men, possibly linked with the Abu Sayyaf Group, last Wednesday in the island-province of Tawi-Tawi in Mindanao.

Elite units of the Navy quickly joined the search for Swiss citizen Lorenzo Vinciguerra, 47, and Dutchman Ewold Horn, 52, who are reportedly wildlife photographers.

The local guide, Ivan Sarenas, 35, and a resident of Davao City, who was also initially taken by the kidnap men, reportedly managed to escape after jumping off the pump boat used by the abductors. He is now undergoing questioning by the police..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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