[PhilStar] The Abu Sayyaf claimed to have seized a German sailor and killed his female compatriot aboard a private yacht off Tawi-Tawi.Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Muamar Askali, alias Abu Rami, the self-styled spokesman of the terrorist group, claimed that they are holding as captive 70-year-old Juegen Kantner. He said Kantner's female companion Sabina Wetch was gunned down when she fought back.
Askali claimed that they intercepted the victims' yacht as it was cruising in the vicinity of Tanjong Luuk Pisuk, Sabah.
Military spokesman Filemon Tan Jr. confirmed that civilian residents discovered a corpse aboard a sky blue yacht bearing a German flag in the vicinity of Laparan Island, Pangutaran town, Sulu early Sunday morning.
Tan said the victim, said to be in her 50's, bore gunshot wounds and a shotgun was found next to her.