Military

Two more youth leaders abducted in Caraga

Press Release
12 July 2007

LAING DUHA KA MGA BATAN-ONG LIDER GIDAGIT!

Niadtong Hulyo 5, 2007 sa may alas 11:00 sa buntag kapin kun kulang, samtang nagsakay sa single motor sila DAGAMI ?Dagami? BUTLIG, 24, usa ka staff sa Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa Surigao del Norte (NAMASUN) ug NARCISO ?Poloy? ANTIGULAS, 24, usa ka organizer sa Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) ? Surigao, nagbaybay sila sa dalan sa Lower sangay, Barangay Anomar, Surigao City gisundan sila sa duha ka sakyanan nga double cub nga kolor light green ug pick-up nga kolor puti nga adunay plate number nga UTX 436 ug single motor nga dunay dalang radyo, nga matud sa mga nakasaksi, pagkalampas sa tulay sa mga biktima sa maong dapit mga 40 metros ang gilay-on kalit nga gibangga nga gisakyan nila nga single motor ug diha-diha dayon natumba si DAGAMI ?dagami? BUTLIG ug dayon giti-onan kini ug giduslak sa armas, samtang si NARCISO ? poloy? ANTIGULAS nakadagan sa may basakan apan gigukod siya sa mga armadong lalaki dala ang tag-as nga kalibre sa armas nga nigawas gikan sa sakyanan, mga 15 metros ang gilay-on gikan sa kalsada gidakop si NARCISO. Dayon murag baboy nga gisulod ang duha sa sakyanan.
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