Lorenzo Vinciguerra, a Swiss wildlife photographer who was kidnapped by Islamist rebels more than two years ago, is treated at Camp Bautista Station Hospital in the municipality of Jolo, province of Sulu, southern Philippines in this December 6, 2014 handout photo provided by Armed Forces of the Philippines. REUTERS/Armed Forces of the Philippines/Handout via Reuters
MANILA (Reuters) - A Swiss wildlife photographer escaped from Islamist rebels in the Philippines on Saturday, killing one of them with a machete as he made a break for freedom during a clash between the insurgents and government troops, a Philippine officer said.
Rebels of the Abu Sayyaf group kidnapped Lorenzo Vinciguerra, 49, in the southern Philippines more than two years ago.
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