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3 Indonesian fishermen abducted off Malaysian waters

Xinhua, July 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

Three Indonesian fishermen were abducted by gunmen off the Malaysian waters on the North Borneo state of Sabah, police said Sunday.

Five gunmen in a speedboat intercepted a Malaysian-registered fishing trawler late Saturday, said Sabah police chief Abdul Rashid Harun.

State news agency Bernama quoted Harun reporting that three Indonesia fishermen were kidnapped out of the seven on board the trawler.

Police said no ransom demand had been received so far. Local media reported an Abu Sayyaf commander might be behind the kidnapping.

The 400-strong Abu Sayyaf Group, 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, both in the Philippines and across the border in Malaysia.

Abu Sayyaf militants has recently executed two western hostages after their demand for ransom was not met. Endit