Police officers arrested in Philippines over alleged kidnapping of tourists

Information provided by the freed tourists and images from security cameras led to the arrest of the four officers, including a police major.

Four police officers assigned in the Philippine capital region were arrested.

Four police officers in the Philippine capital region have been arrested for kidnapping four foreign tourists for ransom, officials said.

Two of the officers on board motorcycles are alleged to have flagged down a luxury car carrying three Chinese and a Malaysian citizen over the weekend, while their armed civilian cohorts handcuffed and dragged the four tourists into a van.