| This undated file photo released by the family shows Robert "Bobby" Tarongoy, a Filipino accountant kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, November 1, 2004. On Wednesday, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announces the release of Tarongoy, to become the second Filipino to be released by insurgents. (AP) |
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MANILA (Updated 5:35 p.m.) -- Robert Tarongoy, a Filipino hostage in Iraq, has been released after almost eight months in captivity, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced Wednesday.
Tarongoy, an accountant for a Saudi company that does catering for the Iraqi army, was kidnapped on November 1 along with American Roy Hallums from their office in Baghdad after a gun battle killed an Iraqi guard and an attacker. A Nepalese and three Iraqis were also abducted but later freed.
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