2 kidnap victims escape by playing dead

MANILA, Philippines - By playing dead, two Muslim men who were kidnapped in Pasig City Thursday night managed to escape death after negotiations for their ransom went sour. Radio dzBB's Lito Laparan reported that the victims Lupin Wahabi, 27, and Jamil Macarimban, 26, are now recuperating after their close escape from death. Police are now looking for at least three still-unidentified men who abducted the two at the Centennial Homes in Pasig City Thursday night. Initial investigation showed the abductors brought the two to a safe house in the Taytay Floodway area and negotiated for ransom with the families of the hostages. The kidnappers allegedly demanded P100,000 and were incensed when the families of the two said they could only raise P5,000. The abductors decided to kill the two after the negotiations bogged down. They allegedly blindfolded, bound the hands and sealed the mouths of the victims with packaging tape before shooting. Wahabi sustained multiple gunshot wounds in different parts of the body, while Macarimban got away with only a gunshot wound in the right palm. Both victims played dead for a while and waited until the abductors left. Macarimban then brought his badly wounded companion to a hospital for treatment. - GMANews.TV