Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Jordanian TV reporter Baker Atyani in the Philippines. Though colleagues believe he may have been kidnapped by a separatist Islamist group, the Filipino government – having initially agreed that he had been taken hostage – now says that is not the case. Atyani an Islamabad-based Jordanian reporter working for the Middle East broadcast network al-Arabiya, travelled to the island of Jolo (aka Sulu) on 11 June. He was accompanied by two Filipino media workers, Rolando Letrero and Ramelito Vela.

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