Kidnapped Irish Catholic priest Michael Sinnott has been released unharmed in the southern Philippines island of Mindanao. The army commander in charge of the region, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Muhammad Dolorfino, said no ransom was paid, and praised the assistance of the armed separatist group Moro Islamist Liberation Front (MILF) in securing his release.

Sinnott disputed the theory that he had been kidnapped by MILF, saying he thought they were locals with separatist tendencies looking to make money. The Colomban missionary was taken from his house 11 October by four or five armed men, and said he was very well treated. CNN, GMANews

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