MANILA (Reuters) - An Italian man, who was a former missionary priest, has been abducted by armed men from his restaurant in the southern Philippines, security officials said on Thursday, the latest in a string of abductions targeting foreigners in the south.
Small Islamist and communist rebel factions, as well as criminal gangs, operate in the southern Mindanao region and often snatch people in the hope ransoms will be paid. Police said that was the most likely motive for the latest abduction.
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