SEMPORNA: Screams for help were heard as gunmen stormed an island resort in Sabah’s coastal paradise of Semporna, grabbing two women – a Chinese tourist and a Filipino resort worker – before escaping to the troubled southern Philippines islands.
Gao Huayun, a 29-year-old from Shanghai, and 40-year-old Marcy Dayawan @ Mimi were discovered missing after the seven intruders armed with M14 rifles fled in a speedboat towards international waters.
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