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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: Filipino extremists holding Sri Lankan, police say AP - Monday, February 16 ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - Al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped a Sri Lankan peace activist and are holding him in a jungle stronghold in the southern Philippines, police said Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT An Abu Sayyaf faction led by commander Furuji Indama are holding Omar Jaleel, who was abducted by nine gunmen Friday from his residence on Basilan Island to the province's mountainous heartland, provincial police Chief Salik Macapantar said. Navy Commodore Alex Pama, who heads a new regional anti-kidnapping force, said the military had received a similar intelligence report and was validating it. He said government forces were attempting to rescue Jaleel and five other hostages recently seized in Basilan, about 550 miles (880 kilometers) south of Manila. "It's definitely the Abu Sayyaf," Macapantar told reporters, citing intelligence reports. In addition to police and marines, civilian guards from several villages have been asked to help track down the kidnappers and their hostage, Macapantar said. Jaleel, 36, was deployed by his Brussels-based nonpartisan group, the Nonviolent Peaceforce, to the Philippines' southern Mindanao region last year to help foster peace talks between the government and Muslim guerrillas. He was abducted from his residence, which also serves as his office. A Filipino caretaker managed to escape unharmed as the kidnappers opened fire. The gunmen took a laptop computer, four cell phones and cash, Macapantar said. The Abu Sayyaf have also been blamed for the abduction of three teachers, a loan company employee and a child on Basilan in a rash of kidnappings believed to have been carried out to raise badly needed funds after the group lost most connections to foreign financiers when many of its commanders were killed in U.S.-backed offensives. On nearby Jolo Island, marines have eased efforts to rescue kidnapped Red Cross workers Andreas Notter of Switzerland, Eugenio Vagni of Italy and Mary Jean Lacaba of the Philippines to allow officials to negotiate their release from their Abu Sayyaf captors, military spokesman Brig. Gen. Gaudencio Pangilinan said. Marines clashed with the Abu Sayyaf kidnappers last week, sparking concerns over the safety of the Red Cross workers, who were seized Jan. 15 after inspecting a water project. The clash wounded nine marines and an unspecified numbers of militants but the hostages were not hurt, the military said. The Abu Sayyaf, which has more than 300 fighters, is on a U.S. blacklist of terrorist organizations for its al-Qaida links and involvement in bombings, kidnappings and beheadings. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Asia Pacific Taliban to cease fire in Pakistan's Swat ValleyAP - 55 minutes ago Militants call ceasefire in Pakistan's Swat valleyReuters - 57 minutes ago Australian churchgoers mourn wildfire victimsAP - 1 hour 14 minutes ago Afghanistan to take part in US strategic reviewAP - 1 hour 41 minutes ago Taliban announce cease-fire in Pakistan valleyAP - 1 hour 50 minutes ago Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed Seductive chemicals hidden in sloppy kisses Climate change could be even worse than feared Swiss banks go back to basics Saudi king shakes up government In defence of bonuses: experts warn on banker pay caps View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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