Gunmen abduct 2 US citizens in Philippines

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - A mother and son, both US citizens, and a Filipino relative, who were on brief vacation, were abducted by heavily armed gunmen in an island off the coast east of this city at pre-dawn Tuesday, police and civilian officials said.

The victims were identified as Gerfayeatths Lunsmann, 50, her 14-year old son Kevin Erick Lunsmann, both US immigrants; and her nephew Romnick Jakaria, 19, a native of Malamawi Island, Basilan province.