20 Freed From Rebel Camp in Philippines
A Philippine marine general and 19 others were released Sunday from a Muslim rebel camp where they were held for two days by guerrillas demanding more benefits under a 1996 peace accord, officials said. Two air force helicopters retrieved Maj. Gen. Ben Dolorfino and his group near the Moro National Liberation Front’s remote Bitan-ag stronghold on southern Jolo island’s Panamao town where he said they had been “virtually held hostage” since Friday. Full Story