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Philippines exerts effort to free foreign captives

Philippine soldiers have killed at least 10 Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants in an attempt to rescue foreign captives, including Vietnamese, held in southern Jolo Island, Sulu province.
Philippines exerts effort to free foreign captives ảnh 1One of Malaysian captives freed by Philippine troops on March 23 (Source: EPA/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Philippine soldiers have killed at least 10 IslamicState-linked Abu Sayyaf militants in an attempt to rescue foreign captives,including Vietnamese, held in southern Jolo Island, Sulu province.

Major-General Carlito Galvez, military commander of western Mindanao said onApril 3 that 32 Philippine soldiers were wounded in an assault the previous dayon a hideout of the rebel group in Talipao town, where the militants werebelieved to be holding six Vietnamese captives.

Philippine troops clashed for more than an hour with about 100 AbuSayyaf rebels led by Radullan Sahiron, a one-armed militant leader who figureson the US State Department's wanted list, with a 1-million-USD bounty, Galvezsaid.

Last month, five Malaysians were freed on Jolo and two Filipino sailorswere rescued on nearby Basilan Island by Philippine soldiers.

Established in the 1990s, the Abu Sayyaf rebel group includes about 400 militantsoperating in the Southern Philippines. It is notorious for kidnapping, bombattacks and executing hostages.-VNA  
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