KUALA LUMPUR: The Philippines on Saturday called for a peaceful resolution to the stand-off between Malaysian security forces and a group of gunmen claiming to be followers of the heir of the Sulu Sultanate.
The group, estimated at 200 with dozens believed to be armed, landed by boat near Lahad Datu in Sabah from the neighbouring Philippines on Tuesday.
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