TALIPAO, Philippines (10 May 2000) -- Muslim rebels rejected the pleas of Libyan and Philippine negotiators for the release of 57-year-old German national Renate Wallert. "We cannot release the German women no matter what happens," said rebel spokesman Abu Escobar in a radio interview. "She is not sick at all. Sometimes she cannot walk but if there is shooting or skirmishes, she is the first one to run," added Escobar. According to Wallert's husband and son who were also abducted by the rebels, she has suffered two strokes in captivity. Red Cross officials told CDNN their team accompanied the negotiators and delivered medical supplies but were not permitted to meet with the hostages. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK | 
