Five Indonesian fishermen kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf off Lahad Datu waters

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KOTA KINABALU: Five Indonesian fishermen were abducted from the eastern edge of Sabah waters off Lahad Datu by kidnap-for-ransom groups linked to the notorious Abu Sayyaf groups from southern Philippines.

Six gunmen dressed in black overalls took the five of eight fishermen from their Sabah registered trawler during the incident in waters between Tambisan and Kuala Meruap in Lahad Datu close to the Philippines sea border at 8pm on Thursday .

He said that they have communicated with their counterparts in southern Philippines and are carrying out follow up operations in the area. Security forces under Esscom were dispatched to the area immediately and by 9pm , they located the trawler heading towards Tambisan before an elite Esscom squad boarded the trawler to find three crew members inside.

 

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