Gunmen abduct foreigners from a Philippine island resort, an American and a Japanese jump to safety

It was a planned kidnapping of two Canadians, including a former mining company executive, a Filipino woman and the Norwegian manager. An American and his Japanese companion also were targeted but they jumped into the waters and escaped. The kidnapping was carried out by a gang of at least 11 men who were armed with pistols. They arrived on a motorboat and entered the Holiday Ocean View Samal Resort on Samal Island off Davao City.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 22 September 2015.

The resort complex is located on a southern Philippine island and the kidnapping has sparked an extensive air and sea search by the authorities.
The gunmen tried to seize an American and his Japanese companion who were on one of the yachts docked at the marina, but they resisted and escaped by jumping off the boat suffering minor injuries in their struggle to break free from the kidnappers.
The victims have been identified but no one has claimed responsibility so far. Al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants have been active for years in the region. They have resorted to kidnapping in the past and are still holding two Malaysians, and a Dutch bird watcher who had been kidnapped nearly three years ago, apart from a town mayor. They are believed to be held by the militants in their jungle bases in southern Sulu province.
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