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Gunmen Abduct Swiss, Dutch Nationals in Southern Philippines
Gunmen seize a Dutch and a Swiss tourist and their Filipino guide on board a boat taking them back to a southern Philippine island after a 14-day bird-watching trip.
February 01, 2012
(REUTERS) Manila - Five men carrying rifles, pistols and a grenade launcher boarded the tourist boat at sea and ordered others on board - a policeman, a town councilor, and the vessel's skipper - to jump off, Sadikul Sahali, governor of the southernmost Philippine island of Tawi-Tawi, told reporters.
The gunmen then sped off with their hostages -- Dutchman Elwold Horn, 52 and Swiss national Lorenzo Vinciguerra, 47; and their guide, regional police chief Bienvenido Latag said.