French hostages say they escaped from Abu
Sayyaf
MANILA, Sept 20 (AFP) - Two
former French hostages said they had escaped from their Abu Sayyaf Muslim captors under
cover of darkness after they arrived here Wednesday following their ordeal.
Jean-Jacques Le Garrec, 46, and
Roland Madura, 49, appeared at a press conference in the Philippine capital Wednesday with
President Joseph Estrada, looking tired but generally well.
The TV journalists said they
escaped on their own late Tuesday from the Muslim kidnappers who had held them since July
9.
But they credited the military
operation launched Saturday on the southern island of Jolo for creating the conditions for
their flight.
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