United States Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrived in Sibuco town in Zamboanga del Norte to look into the October 17 abduction of American Elliot Eastman.
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00:00United States Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrived in Cebuco town in Zamboanga
00:05del Norte to look into the October 17 abduction of American Elliot Eastman.
00:10A 26-year-old vlogger from Vermont, Eastman was abducted by an armed group on the night
00:14of October 17.
00:16He was dragged from his residence, shot in the leg when he resisted, and forced into
00:20a boat that sped off to sea.
00:22Authorities believe the group may be headed toward Basilan or any of the islands in the
00:26Sulu Archipelago.
00:27A video he posted on his YouTube channel on September 28 indicated he had security concerns.
00:33The video was titled, Living in the Philippines' Most Dangerous Area as an American.
00:37A Barangay official says Eastman converted to Islam and had been living in a poor area
00:42of Cebuco with his wife.