Two Canadian tourists, a Norwegian resort manager, and a Filipino woman have been abducted from a popular resort by gunmen in the southern Philippines, the military have confirmed.
According to Philippines army Captain Alberto Caber, the four were kidnapped at a gunpoint during a raid on the Oceanview resort on Samal Island, near Davao City, Reuters reported.
“Four people were taken but we do not know what group was behind the attack,” Caber told reporters.
The kidnapped tourists have been identified as John Ridsel and Robert Hall from Canada, and a Norwegian manager named Kjartan Sekkingstad. The Filipino woman has not been identified.
A total of 30 foreign tourists have been told stay at the resort, which is located near the largest city on the island of Mindanao in the restive southern Philippines.
“It appeared the foreigners were the targets, they were not taken at random,” he said.
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