Philippine Police Say They Killed 4 Chinese Kidnap Suspects

Philippine Police Say They Killed 4 Chinese Kidnap Suspects
Philippine police in a file photo. Jay Directo/AFP via Getty Images
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MANILA, Philippines—Philippine police killed four suspected Chinese kidnappers in a gunbattle and rescued a Chinese man they had allegedly abducted in a central city, officials said Tuesday.

Backed by a SWAT team and intelligence agents, police raided a hideout in Lapu Lapu city on Monday night after tracking down the suspects, who had received a partial ransom payment through the Chinese smartphone app WeChat, police said.