13 Muslim rebels captured in Philippine ambush
08/04/2001 - 11:45:14Philippine troops have captured 13 Muslim guerrillas in an attempt to rescue a US hostage they have been holding since last August.
The military clashed with a rearguard unit of the Abu Sayyaf rebel group in the village of Talipao on Jolo island.
The rebels had recently threatened to behead their hostage as a birthday present for President Gloria Arroyo.
