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Four Malaysian crewmen abducted near S. Philippines

Xinhua, April 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four Malaysian crewmen were abducted in Malaysian waters off southern Philippines, police said Saturday.

State news agency Bernama reported that the four Malaysians were taken away Friday evening by eight armed militants in the waters of Sabah state on North Borneo.

The four men, aged between 21 and 34, were onboard a boat on the way back to Malaysia after transporting timber to the Philippines capital of Manila, according to the report quoting a police official.

Police said the identities of the abductors remained unknown.

Earlier this week, the authorities said 10 Indonesian crewmen were kidnapped by terrorist group Abu Sayyaf off Tawi-tawi in southern Philippines.

The 400-strong Abu Sayyaf, founded in the early 1990s by Islamic extremists, is a violent terrorist group operating in southern Philippines. The group is notorious for a series of kidnappings, bombings and beheadings over the decades. Enditem