German sailing couple attacked in Tawi-Tawi waters

By Stephenie Lee

KOTA KINABALU: The kidnapping of a 70-year-old German and the killing of his wife by Abu Sayyaf gunmen occurred in waters off the Tawi-Tawi chain of islands in the southern Philippines.

Philippines intelligence sources said the incident happened at about 2.30am Monday off Tanjung Luuk Pisuk in Tawi-Tawi.

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