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Abu Sayyaf demands $2 million for Malaysian hostages
[FMT] The Abu Sayyaf has demanded RM8.8 million in ransom for five Malaysians it has held hostage for five months in the Philippine island province of Sulu in the Philippines. A report said the militants had rejected intermediaries and directly contacted the families or employers of the crew of Tugboat Serudung 3 it had captured last July off the waters of Lahad Datu, Sabah.The Philippine military said it cannot confirm the ransom as the Abu Sayyaf had directly negotiated with the family. Military spokesman Filemon Tan said ground forces were trying to recover all hostages still in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf. He said rescue operations would continue even during the holidays. The Abu Sayyaf is also believed to be holding captive a Dutch, a German, a Korean, four Indonesians, six Vietnamese and five Filipinos. Posted by: ryuge 2016-12-26 |
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