Malaysian security forces gathering intelligence on Philippines gunmen


KOTA KINABALU: Malaysian security forces are building up an information base on how southern Philippines gunmen operate before hitting their kidnap targets in Sabah’s east coast.

Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) director general Datuk Mohamad Mantek said on Monday that such data would go a long way in preventing such crimes in the future.

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