24 September 2016

News Story: Indonesian hostage of Abu Sayyaf released

Hanoi (VNA) - The terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu, the Philippines has releasedan Indonesian fisherman abducted last month. 

The military's Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) spokesperson Maj. Filemon Tan said Herman Bin Manggak was released to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), a Muslim force that signed the peace treaty with the Philippine Government in 1996. 

He was handed over to military officials of Joint Task Force Sulu (JTFS) at 11 am on September 22.

Previously on September 17, the group freed three Indonesian fishermen they took hostage in Lahad Datu, Sabah in July.

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