Three fishermen kidnapped in Sabah waters near tourist island

The fishing trawler docked at the Semporna jetty in the east of coast of Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU: Three fishermen have been abducted by gunmen in Sabah waters near the tourist resort of Pulau Pom Pom off Semporna.  

The suspected seven-member Filipino armed group is believed to have taken the victims across the border towards the southern Philippines island chain of Tawi Tawi province.