Manila: Filipino Islamic militants were likely behind an attack on a Vietnamese cargo ship in which one crew member was killed and six others abducted, Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said.
The MV Giang Hai was hit by unknown gunmen on Sunday near the southernmost Philippine island of Baguan near the Malaysian coast, in a region notorious for such assaults.
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