Manila'Two of the seven victims who were abducted on Tuesday in the southern Philippines has been freed without injury.

"They have been released. We are currently performing their duties and will soon release another victim," said Commissioner Bienvenido Latag, Director of Police Regional Autonomous Region of Mindanao, on Friday (09/24/2010) afternoon.

The kidnapping victim was from the city of Davao and when it was on his way to Marawi when they abducted 15 men armed, led by two commanders, namely Basit and Joel Kasanguan on Thursday night.

Philippine security forces have launched pursuit operations against the suspects.

The motive behind the kidnapping is still unknown, but officials said the kidnapping could be linked with the kidnapping of Aris Lidasan of Lumba Bayabao town in Lanao Sur on September 13.