The Philippine military on Monday said it is exchanging
intelligence with neighboring Malaysia
following the abductions of 3 fishermen by suspected Filipino gunmen in Sabah .
Seven gunmen abducted the trio in a daring cross-border raid
into the rich Malaysian state just off the southern Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi
The armed men on board two green speedboats intercepted the
trawler near the island
of Pompom
The Western Mindanao Command, citing Malaysian intelligence
report, said the 7 armed men in a two speed boats sped off towards northeast in
the direction of Alice
The fishing company immediately reported the abduction to
the police before dawn the next day. 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.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/philippines-malaysia-share-intell-on-latest-sabah-abductions/
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