KOTA KINABALU: Dozens of gunmen are guarding Malaysian hostages Thien Nyuk Fun and Bernard Then Ted Fun in the mountainous interior of Jolo island in southern Philippines.
Gunmen from three groups are guarding Thien, 50, and Bernard, 39, who were grabbed from the Ocean King Seafood Restaurant on May 14, said local anti-kidnapping activist Prof Octavio Dinampo.
