“We call on the remaining terrorists to surrender while there is an opportunity,” a military spokesman, Brigadier-General Restituto Padilla, told reporters. More than 100 people have been killed, most of them militants, according to the military, and most of the city’s residents have fled. Father Teresito “Chito” Soganub, vicar general of Marawi City, and the others were abducted in a cathedral last week. “We still want to live for another day, a month and a few years, please consider us Mr President,” he said. Padilla said he was confident the militants would not harm the priest because they wanted to use him to gain concessions.

Source: Egypt Independent May 30, 2017 08:26 UTC