Families hope for release by Raya


KOTA KINABALU: The families of five Malaysians still being held hostage in Jolo are praying that they will be home by Hari Raya.

Their last contact with the hostages, who are all related, was more than a month ago before an intensified Philippine military offensive against the Abu Sayyaf began.

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