SANDAKAN: The latest abduction of two Malaysians by Filipino gunmen at a popular restaurant has made Sabahans feel very vulnerable as it occurred hardly 3km from the high- profile security presence in the east coast under the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom).
The bold kidnapping of Ocean King Seafood Restaurant co-owner Thien Nyuk Fun and a customer, Bernard Then Ted Fen late on Thursday was the first such crime on the mainland. Previous kidnappings had occurred on remote islands or shoals in Lahad Datu and Semporna.
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