ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Two public school teachers were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants in Zamboanga Sibugay yesterday, local police said today.
The police said the teachers, one of them female, were aboard their service motorcycle when they were flagged down by six suspects at around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday in Moalboal village.
The suspects identified to be members of ASG's urban terror group (UTG) forcibly dragged the victims into a waiting motorboat and sped off towards unknown direction, according to Jose Bayani Gucela, the provincial police director.
The police said three of the suspects were identified to be locally based while the others were based either in Basilan and Sulu, areas known to have strong presence of the ASG.
So far, no ransom demand for the hostages had been communicated.