JOLO ISLAND, Philippines — Twelve Filipino Christians taken hostage three months ago by a Muslim separatist group in the southern Philippines were rescued Oct. 2. Their release came after another evangelist taken hostage, Fernando Solon, escaped from the Abu Sayyaf rebels on Oct. 1 and led Filipino troops to his captors’ hiding place on Jolo island. The 13 evangelists with the…
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