MANILA: At least four gunmen abducted an elderly British man and his Filipino wife from their southern Philippine beach resort within sight of several people, police and military officials said.
Police Cpl Jairus delos Reyes said yesterday the suspects, who were armed with pistols, took Allan Hyrons and his wife, Wilma, from a hut in their resort at nightfall on Friday and dragged them to a motorboat in Tukuran town in Zamboanga del Sur province.
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