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| "Listen, there are people that are coming down the pilot ladder of the prow. You go up that pilot ladder, get on that ship and tell me how many people are still on board. And what they need. Is that clear? You need to tell me if there are children, women or people in need of assistance. And tell me the exact number of each of these categories. Is that clear? Listen Schettino, that you saved yourself from the sea, but I am going to... I'm going to make sure you get in trouble. ...I am going to make you pay for this. Go on board." |
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| Captain De Falco of the Livorno Port Authority demanding the captain of the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia to return on board where hundreds of passengers were still trapped. |
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Australian abducted in Philippines
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Unidentified gunmen abducted a 53-year-old Australian national in the Philippines Monday night, an official said.
The incident took place in Ipil town of Zamboanga Sibugay province, around 780 km from Manila, Xinhua reported.
Warren Roduel, who stayed at the Green Meadows subdivision in Ipil, was abducted by six unidentified armed men around 6 p.m. He was forcibly dragged out from inside his house at gunpoint and taken to an unknown place, said Randolf Cabangbang, spokesman of the police force's Western Mindanao Command.
Filipino companions of the victim reported the case to police.
All units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the area have been alerted to conduct operations to prevent the suspects from escaping, he said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction. |
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