Muslim terrorists have kidnapped a Christian couple in the southern Philippines and are threatening to kill them unless a ransom is paid.
According to a military report published by Agence France-Presse, gunmen grabbed Dodong and Liezl Dumaguit late Thursday from their home in the town of Sibuco, located in the Zamboanga del Norte province.
The kidnappers are demanding $2,250 in payment for the two, accusing them of engaging in drug pushing.
Local Muslim leaders and district officials are reportedly negotiating for the release of the couple.
The military did not specify which group was behind the abduction, but the area where the kidnapping took place is a well-known haunt of the Muslim separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrilla group.
The terrorists have been blamed in recent days for the Christmas Eve bombing in the southern town of Datu Piang which killed 17 people, including a prominent Muslim mayor, and an ambush of a mining company’s truck in the town of Siocon Dec. 26 which killed 13 people.
The MILF signed a cease-fire to negotiate peace with the government last year. Despite the truce, sporadic clashes with Manila forces still take place, and military officials have accused the MILF of sheltering bandit groups in the south.
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