KOTA KINABALU: The three hostages grabbed from the East Ocean 2 tugboat over a week ago are safe and somewhere in the Tawi-Tawi chain of islands in southern Philippines, said Fifth Brigade commanding officer Brig-Jen Mohd Shahrin Abdul Majid.
This is according to our intelligence, he said, adding that Malaysias co-operation with the Philippines was good.
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