Suspected Filipino gunmen abducted 3 crewmen of a trawler in
a daring cross-border raid into the rich Malaysian state of Sabah just off the
southern Philippine province
of Tawi-Tawi
It said 7 armed men on a green speedboat intercepted the
boat near the island
of Pompom
The fishing company immediately reported the abduction to
the police before dawn Sunday, saying the incident occurred late on Saturday.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the latest
abduction, but Sabah authorities said the gunmen fled towards Tawi-Tawi, one of
5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines
The incident happened just as the Philippine military
continues its offensive against the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu and Basilan provinces,
also in the autonomous region.
It was not immediately known whether the militant group was
involved in the abduction, but the Abu Sayyaf is still holding over a dozen
hostages that included Malaysian and Indonesian tugboat crewmen, a Norwegian
man, a Japanese and Filipinos.
There was no immediate statement from Philippine authorities
on the latest abduction, but Mujiv Hataman, the regional governor, earlier
appealed to the military and rebel forces to spare the civilians and give them
safe zones where they can celebrate a national holiday in commemoration of the
Eid’l Adha.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/gunmen-raid-sabah-abduct-3-fishermen/
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