JOLO: Two Indonesian sailors kidnapped by militants off the southern Philippines walked free after a firefight that left five kidnappers dead, the military said.
The sailors were abducted nine months ago in Malaysian waters and taken to the remote southern Philippine island of Jolo, a stronghold of the suspects from the Abu Sayyaf group, militants engaged mainly in kidnappings for ransom.
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