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| Photo surfaces of abducted German yachters held by Abu Sayyaf |
| 2014-08-13 |
| A photograph of two German yachters who disappeared at sea off Palawan Island in the Philippines has surfaced on the Internet and in the picture were masked gunmen believed to be members of the Abu Sayyaf group guarding them. The picture shows the yachters Stefan Viktor Okonek and Herike Diesen behind a German flag and surrounded by at least ten gunmen in a forest and a black flag with an Arabic inscription can be seen in the background. It was not immediately known who posted the picture on Facebook, but a Philippine television network also ran a story about the photograph. The pair was believed seized at sea in April 25 while heading to Sabah after from a holiday in Palawan and they were reported missing after fishermen spotted their empty yacht. |
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