Philippine troops kill member of Abu Sayyaf suspected of Indonesian fishermen kidnap

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MANILA (XINHUA) - Philippine troops have killed one of the alleged kidnappers of five Indonesian fishermen in the waters off Sabah in Malaysia, a military general said on Sunday (Jan 19).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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MANILA - Philippine troops have killed one of the alleged kidnappers of five Indonesian fishermen in the waters off Sabah in Malaysia, a military general said on Sunday .

During the fighting, Sobejana said troops destroyed the grey twin engine speed boat used by the six kidnappers."It was positively identified by the three Indonesian fishermen who were freed by the abductors," he said. Malaysian authorities said three of the eight fishermen were released and managed to return to Sabah the next day to report the incident.The Abu Sayyaf group is considered the smallest but the most violent of the extremist groups in the southern Philippines. The group, which has an estimated 400 fighters, is active in the impoverished island provinces of Sulu and Basilan.

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