Italy priest freed in Philippines

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Source: BBC

An Italian priest, Giancarlo Bossi, who was kidnapped at gunpoint in the southern Philippines last month, has been freed.

The news was announced by the Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, and coincides with the 87th birthday of Father Bossi's mother.

Last week, Philippines marines searching for Father Bossi were ambushed and 14 of them were killed.

A close adviser to President Gloria Arroyo suggested that Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic extremist group known to have ties with al-Qaeda, might be responsible.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6907639.stm

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Father Bossi said the food wasn't that good but at least he stopped smoking.
They say he has always "felt 'rich' in the midst of the poor" and wanted to share with the poor's life. BBC says he's going to see his farmers parishioners before coming back in Italy.

Good news.

On Father Bossi, http://www.pime.org/padre_bossi/pag/storia_en.htm