Former hostage to testify against kidnappers

An American missionary held hostage by Muslim extremists for 377 days has returned to the Philippines under tight security to testify against her abductors.

An American missionary held hostage by Muslim extremists for 377 days has returned to the Philippines under tight security to testify against her abductors.

Gracia Burnham, whose husband Martin was killed during a bloody military rescue mission on June 7, 2002, was invited to testify on Thursday against her Abu Sayyaf abductors in a suburban court, prosecutors said.

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