From Malaya Business Insight (Mar 29): Indonesian tugboat crew kidnapped in Tawi-Tawi?
TEN Indonesian crewmen of a Taiwanese tugboat were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf group off Tawi-Tawi, military sources said yesterday.
One of the sources said the Abu Sayyaf has relayed its ransom demand to the Taiwanese employers. He said one of the kidnapped crewmen called up the landline of his employers and informed them they are being held captive by the Abu Sayyaf.
The source could not say how much ransom is being asked and when the kidnapping took place but said the military learned of the incident only yesterday afternoon.
He said the tugboat came from Indonesia and was on the way to Manila when it was hijacked.
“They were intercepted while passing Tawi-Tawi,” he said.
Another source said the tugboat was found at Languyan island yesterday afternoon.
“It was moored, meaning it has crew,” the second source said.
Military units in Western Mindanao have been alerted. The victims may be brought to either Basilan or Sulu, both bailiwick areas of the Abu Sayyaf.
AFP spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said he has not received information about as incident as of 8:30 p.m.
The Abu Sayyaf is holding several foreign and Filipino kidnap victims in Sulu. The military intensified its operations against the Abu Sayyaf in November after the group beheaded a Malaysian captive in Sulu.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/indonesian-tugboat-crew-kidnapped-tawi-tawi
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