Chinese-Filipino trader kidnapped in S. Philippines

Chinese-Filipino trader kidnapped in S. Philippines

08:26, November 15, 2010      

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Gunmen kidnapped an old Chinese-Filipino trader on Sunday in the restive southern Philippines, the military said.

The victim, Rodolfo Chio, 70, was taken by armed men at around 5:00 p.m. from his residence in the town of Datu Piang in Maguindanao region, said local Army spokesman Benjamin Hao.

Hao said Chio was forced at gunpoint into a green van by the abductors clad in fatigue uniforms and T-shirts printed with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.

"We have launched a search and rescue operation. We alerted our troops," Hao said.

No group claimed responsibility for the latest kidnapping.

Last month, gunmen seized a Chinese Filipino trader in Cotabato City and killed a family driver and security personnel.

Source:Xinhua

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