Indonesian kidnap victim found dead in southern Philippines

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MANILA (Xinhua): Philippine troops have found the body of an Indonesian kidnap victim in Sulu province in the southern Philippines, the military said on Wednesday (Sept 30).

Lieutenant Colonel Ruben Guinolbay, the commanding officer of the Army's 45th Infantry Battalion, said troops found the body in Patikul town in Sulu on Tuesday afternoon while pursuing terrorists.