Some 100 Moro National Liberation Front rebels who launched an assault on Zamboanga over a week ago are still holding hostages; at least 116 hostages have been rescued. A senior police commander briefly taken hostage by a small group of rebels trying to surrender was freed. The military said that 12 troops have been killed and 115 wounded in clashes, and that 120 rebels have been killed. It also said 80 percent of the territory seized by the rebels has been reclaimed. Another report said 93 rebels have been captured or arrested.
