Manila Gunmen Abduct Tourists

Manila Gunmen Abduct Tourists

MANILA, Philippines – Unidentified Manila gunmen abduct tourists. They have abducted two Canadians, a Norwegian resort manager and a Filipino woman from a southern Philippine island, the military and police said Tuesday.

Police have identified the Canadians as John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, and the Norwegian as Kjartan Sekkingstad. The unidentified Filipino woman is the wife of one of the Canadians, said regional military spokesman Capt. Alberto Caber.

The gunmen attempted to seize an American and his Japanese companion on one of the yachts docked at the marina, but the couple resisted and escaped by jumping off the boat. The two suffered minor injuries as they struggled to break free from the kidnappers, police said.

At least 11 men armed with pistols arrived on a motorboat and entered the Holiday Ocean View Samal Resort before midnight Monday on Samal Island off Davao City, military officials said, citing a security video that captured part of the kidnapping.

Government forces later heard of the abductions and launched a search.