Hostages taken to Jolo in southern Philippines


Business as usual: Local residents and tourists going about their normal routine in Sandakan’s city centre despite the recent kidnapping. — Bernama

KOTA KINABALU: Two Malaysian hostages taken from Ocean King Seafood Restaurant in Sandakan are reportedly being held at a village on Jolo island in the southern Philippines.

Restaurant manager Thien Nyuk Fun, 50, and Sarawakian tourist Bernard Then Ted Fen, 39, were disoriented and frightened but unharmed after they were taken to a village in Indanan early Friday.

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