MANILA, Philippines ---Soldiers from the Army's 2nd Special Forces Battalion have rescued a kidnapped British national and his wife, more than a month after they were abducted by armed men believed to be from the Abu Sayyaf group. "We successfully rescued Allan and Wilma Hyrons," said Western Mindanao Command Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana. The couple were rescued on Monday near the boundary of Brgy. Silangkan and Brgy. Taha in Parang, Sulu. Sobejana said the rescue of the couple was a result of three days of intensified military operations. Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed in separate encounters with the Army over the weekend, including a suspecte...
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