Sobero unseen among hostages<\/p>\n
ISABELA, Philippines (AFP): Concern grew Saturday about the
\nfate of U.S. hostage Guillermo Sobero, as the Philippine military
\nsaid there was no sign of the American in numerous sightings of
\ncaptives held by guerrillas on Basilan island.<\/p>\n
Four days after the Abu Sayyaf gunmen claimed to have beheaded
\nSobero as a gruesome gift to the government, officials said they
\nhad no evidence to show the Californian was dead or alive.<\/p>\n
\"There have been numerous sightings of the Abu Sayyaf and
\ntheir hostages (but) no sightings of Sobero,\" a military official
\ninvolved in the Basilan operations said.<\/p>\n
Soldiers and civilians have seen the Muslim separatists
\nherding the hostages, trying to get out of areas targeted by
\nmilitary operations, he said.<\/p>\n
The Abu Sayyaf abducted Sobero and two other Americans, Martin
\nand Gracia Burnham, from a resort on May 27. They are also
\nholding at least two dozen Filipinos, captured in a series of
\nraids.<\/p>",
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