THREE Red Cross workers kidnapped in the Philippines by Islamic militants who have threatened to behead one of them are "alive", Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said, the ANSA news agency reported.
The hostages - an Italian, a Swiss and a Filipino - "are alive according to information in our possession", following "contacts with our compatriot", Mr Frattini said.The Abu Sayyaf guerrillas had said they would behead one of the trio unless Philippine troops effectively ceded control of the island of Jolo, where the army has been battling the militants, by March 31.
Source: The Australian
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