10 fishermen feared kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf gunmen off Lahad Datu waters


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 18 Jun 2019

KOTA KINABALU: Suspected Abu Sayyaf-linked gunmen are believed to have abducted 10 fishing crewmen in Sabah waters close to the Tawi Tawi chain of islands in southern Philippines.

The two fishing boats were in Lahad Datu's Tambisan waters and heading towards Semporna when they were hijacked by gunmen, believed to be heavily armed, in speedboats at about 2am Tuesday (June 18).

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