MANILA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine troops rescued on Thursday two Indonesian men held hostage by Islamist militants in southern Philippine Sulu island since November last year.
Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, the commander of the joint task force Sulu, said the two Indonesian hostages were rescued around 6:30 a.m. local time on Thursday in remote Bunot village in Indanan, Sulu.
Sobejana said the two kidnapped victims, Saparuddin Kong and Sawal Maryam, were aboard a car when recovered. The victims were brought to a local hospital for medical checkup, he said.
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