20 May 2016

News Story: Abu Sayyaf frees hostage in S. Philippines

MANILA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Abu Sayyaf Group has released a 21-year-old Filipino kidnapped victim in southern Philippine city of Zamboanga, local military said Thursday.

The victim identified as Rian Tan Nunez of Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur, was freed on Tuesday at the vicinity of Cawa-Cawa Boulevard in Zamboanga City.

He was reunited with his family on Wednesday night.

Nunez, who was seized along with his grandfather Antonio Tan in March, was kept by his captors in Sulu province.

Read the full story at Xinhua