KOTA KINABALU: A dispute over ransom money nearly led to a bloody gun battle between negotiators and the Abu Sayyaf terror group holding Marine Police Konst Zakiah Aleip (pic) hostage.
Philippines intelligence sources in Jolo island where Zakiah is being held said that the gunbattle was averted with the intervention of a Moro National Liberation Front senior leader identified as Tahir.
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