Abu Sayyaf kidnapping reports emerge but denied by Jakarta and Manila

Abu Sayyaf.

PETALING JAYA: Abu Sayyaf gunmen are believed to have struck again in international sea waters in the Celebes Sea.

Hardly two weeks after four Malaysians were released by the militant group, gunmen are believed to have taken at least six Indonesia sailors off a tugboat in waters between Philippines and Indonesia at about 11am Wednesday.