Gunmen’s new modus operandi


KOTA KINABALU: A new kidnap ploy seems to be emerging in abductions off the east coast of Sabah by Filipino gunmen.

Instead of kidnapping hostages off the land or islands, the gunmen have switched to grabbing them off ships or vessels plying the border waters between Malaysia and the Philippines.

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