German freed by Filipino kidnappers

Unidentified kidnappers in southern Philippines have freed unharmed a German businessman after holding him for nearly four months.

The man, Robert Buehs, was released near the city of Zamboanga, where he has managed a fishing company for several years.

Reports say a ransom of more than one-hundred-and-twenty-thousand dollars was paid.

He was seized early in September while driving home from work.

Sources in the area believe he was taken by a faction of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Group.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service