The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away from a southern Philippine coastal town by speedboat.
If confirmed to be a case of kidnapping for ransom, it would be the latest reminder of the long-running security problems that have hounded the southern Philippines, the homeland of a Muslim minority in the largely Roman Catholic nation.
We confirm that there was a report of the alleged abduction of an American national. We want to assure the public, particularly the community of Sibuco, that we are doing everything in our power to secure the safe recovery of the victim.
Two police reports said that a resident of Sibuco reported that four men in black clothing who were armed with M16 rifles and introduced themselves as police officers forcibly took Eastman, who tried to escape.
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