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2 Sayyaf men nabbed in Tawi-Tawi

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May 27, 2009 | 12:00am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Government troops captured two suspected Abu Sayyaf members in a safehouse in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, a military official said.

Capt. Neil Estrella, spokesman of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao Combined, identified the suspects, tagged in the 2003 abduction of a businessman and a government official, as Berong Sairul and Bensaudi Berong. – Roel Pareño

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