KOTA KINABALU: Philippines security forces have killed a suspected Abu Sayyaf gunman believed to be involved in the kidnapping of five Indonesian fishermen off Lahad Datu last week.
In the incident, six gunmen kidnapped the hostages and fled on foot as they landed on Solre Island in Parang, within the militants group's stronghold in the southern Philippines island of Jolo.
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