A South Korean who was kidnapped by Muslim extremists in the southern Philippines in January has been found dead, police and military officials said Sunday, according to AFP.
The hostage, Hong Nwi-Seong, whose age was given as 70, was discovered in Patikul town on the strife-torn island of Jolo on Saturday, more than nine months after he was seized by members of the Abu Sayyaf group, said Brigadier General Alan Arrojado, commander of a special anti-terror task force.
Arrojado said the victim was not killed but that the Abu Sayyaf had brought his body to the area "after the subject's death due to severe illness."