In 2001, a resort kidnapping in the Philippines triggered a year-long international hostage crisis
What began as a terrifying morning raid on a luxury Philippine resort in 2001 spiraled into a year-long international hostage crisis that exposed the growing threat of regional militant groups.
In May 2001, members of the Abu Sayyaf group stormed the Dos Palmas resort in the Philippines, kidnapping twenty people, including several American tourists. The captors fled into the dense jungles of Basilan, leading the Philippine military on a grueling chase that lasted over twelve months.
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