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Into the Mountain,
Hostaged by the Abu Sayyaf
Soft Cover 6"X9", 173 pages,(3 pages of photos).
ISBN: 9715019048
"Into the Mountain" News of a Kidnapping. On March 20, 2000, the Abu Sayyaf abducted 23 teachers and 30 students - including Claretian Missionary Father Rhoel Gallardo - from four different schools in two towns several kilometers apart, in the southern Philippine island of Basilan. On May 3, in the aftermath of a military encounter between government soldiers and Abu Sayyaf bandits, the bodies of four hostages - Gallardo and school teachers Anabelle Mendoza, Editha Lumame, and Ruben Democrito - were recovered. What happened in the 45 days between the abduction and death?
Into the Mountain recounts the horrifying and heroic experience of the March 20 hostages. It provides the first book-length look into the tragic but ultimately triumphant saga of the dreaded Abu Sayyaf. It also situates the bandit group's brazen terrorism with stories from a former Abu Sayyaf urban assasin, a long-time faith dialogue pioneer. The Epilogue brings the story up to date, with stunning revelations that pose uncomfortable questions about the fate of the Dos Palmas hostages and the entire Abu Sayyaf kidnapping enterprise.
Written by veteran Mindanao-born journalist Jose Torres, Jr., the book weaves a compulsively readable inside story out of the narratives of the principal survivors. Into the Mountain is that literary rarity: a must-read about a continuing headline story that's also a great read.
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