Lahad Datu: 80 Filipinos held after fleeing


PETALING JAYA: Two motorboats ferrying some 80 people were intercepted while entering Philippine waters from Sabah, the Philippine Inquirer reported.

Navy Capt Rene Yongque of Task Force 62 in Tawi-Tawi said personnel aboard the patrol ship spotted the two boats around 9am and were escorting them to Bongao in Tawi-Tawi.

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