TIMPOOK , Philippines, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Three people were kidnapped by suspected Abu Sayyaf insurgents, a Philippines' military spokesman said. Although no group immediately claimed responsibility, the abductions would bring the number of people held by Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist organization known for violence in the Philippines, to 27. Seventeen are foreigners; two Canadian hostages were beheaded earlier this year. Maj. Filemon Tan, spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Mindanao Command, identified the victims as Levi Gonzales, a telecom technician, 30; his pregnant wife, Daniele, 30, and Shariff Julhasan Abirin. They were traveling in a multi-cab, a light truck ...
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