["Authorities said kidnapped Australian adventurer Warren Rodwell was taken to Sulu after escaping a massive military rescue operation in Basilan province.
Rodwell, 53, kidnapped on December 5 from his seaside home in Ipil town in Zamboanga Sibugay, is being held by the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group.
The kidnappers demanded $2 million from his Filipino family in exchange for his freedom. Rodwell married a Filipina, Miraflor Gutang, 27, in June last year in Zamboanga Sibugay’s Ipil town after she met her through the Internet.
“We have received intelligence reports that kidnapped victim Warren Rodwell was taken by his captors in Sulu province where he is being held by another Abu Sayyaf group,” Basilan police chief Senior Superintendent Alexis Lineses said.
Filipino authorities earlier reported that Rodwell was being held by notorious terrorist commander Puruji Indama in Basilan after five gunmen disguised as policemen snatched him in Ipil."]
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