Hamsiraji Marusi Sali
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Hamsiraji Marusi Sali was a kidnapper and murderer in the Abu Sayyaf Group. He was wanted in the Philippines
for at least twenty kidnappings, and wanted in the United States
for three kidnappings and two murders.
H. M. Sali was killed, along with five accomplices, in a shootout with elite Filipino forces on Basilan
on 8 April 2004. One soldier was killed and three wounded in this action.
Three Filipino civilians, who provided information that was of some help in finding Sali, shared a US$1 million reward on 25 October 2004.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
for at least twenty kidnappings, and wanted in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for three kidnappings and two murders.
H. M. Sali was killed, along with five accomplices, in a shootout with elite Filipino forces on Basilan
Basilan
The Province of Basilan is an island province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Basilan is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago and is located just off the southern coast of Zamboanga Peninsula...
on 8 April 2004. One soldier was killed and three wounded in this action.
Three Filipino civilians, who provided information that was of some help in finding Sali, shared a US$1 million reward on 25 October 2004.