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Philippines

NPR

Published September 22, 2000 at 9:00 PM PDT

In the Philippines, a massive military offensive continues against the Muslim separatist faction, known as the Abu Sayaf. In recent months, the Abu Sayaf has been holding foreigners as well as Filipinos hostage, trading them only for millions of dollars in ransom. Orlando Guzman reports.