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Philippines: Gunmen kidnap retired US Marine, daughter in Philippine Mon. July 21, 2008 03:59 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) Police in Philippines said on Monday that gunmen kidnapped a retired US Marine and his daughter from their Philippine home, but released the ex-serviceman three hours later after demanding a ransom for his daughter's safe return. According to the police, four armed men barged into the house of Filipino-American Ver Loyola in the resort city of Tagaytay, south of Manila, on Sunday night and drove away with the man and his daughter. The kidnappers abandoned Loyola and the car in a nearby town but demanded ransom for the daughter, three hours later, a police official said. The kidnappers were demanding 3 million pesos (US$67,400) for her release, and the case was handled by the Police Anti-Crime and Emergency Response, a special unit. Kidnappings for ransom are common in the Philippines but are mostly confined to the violence-torn south. -AP News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Armed Ethiopian troops leave southwestern ... PRESS RELEASE: Amnesty International speaks on displ... Somalia: Pirates attack six more ships off of Somal... Uganda: ICC renews calls for arrest of LRA chie... Somalia: Aid agencies welcome in central Somalia- I... U.S Elections: Obama widens leading margins over McCa... Zimbabwe: Opposition, ruling party fail to meet ZAMBIA: NO TRAVEL ALERTS FOLLOWING DEADLY DIESEASE Somalia: Over 50 aid agencies criticize humanitari... We'll fight to death before surrendering to U.S., R... More News...