Philippines worried over ailing Italian Red Cross worker held by al-Qaida-linked gunmen

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has deployed more troops to help secure the release of an ailing Italian aid worker held by al-Qaida-linked militants, officials said Sunday, after two other hostages walked free from months of harsh jungle captivity.

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Kidnapped Swiss Red Cross worker freed in Philippines, Italian man still held by militants

MANILA, Philippines — A Swiss Red Cross worker was freed Saturday after three months of captivity in a Philippine jungle, but al-Qaida-linked militants were still holding an Italian hostage who is ill and needs surgery, officials said.

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