Philippine police rescue a Chinese student whose finger was cut off by kidnappers

Philippine police say they safely recovered a Chinese student who was kidnapped by a gang that killed his driver and cut off the student’s finger in a bid to force his parents to pay a huge ransom. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said the parents rejected the ransom demand. The kidnappers abandoned the 14-year-old student Tuesday night in the middle of a busy street in metropolitan Manila when police closed in on their vehicle. Remulla said the student's parents and the Chinese leader of the kidnappers allegedly were former operators of lucrative online gambling outfits that were ordered shut last year.