08 November 2016

News Story: Gunmen kidnapped Indonesian fishermen off Malaysia

Hanoi (VNA) – Gunmen have abducted two Indonesian fishermen off Malaysia’ eastern Sabah state, where a series of similar kidnappings were allegedly carried out by the Philippine Abu Sayyaf militant group, said Malaysian officials on November 6. 

A group of five gunmen kidnapped two fishing boat captains in separate raids, Wan Abdul Bari Addul Khalid, head of Malaysia's Eastern Sabah Security Command told media. 

They also stole the crew’s cellphones and GPS systems on the boat, he added. 

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