Kidnapped fisherman returns home


KOTA KINABALU: Family links across the border have helped a kidnapped fishing boat owner return home within 70 hours.

Ruslan Saripin turned up unscathed at the Lahad Datu jetty after he was brought back by a relative at 7am yesterday. He was abduc­ted off Pulau Gaya in Semporna at about 10.50pm on Tuesday.

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