Malaysia hands over eight alleged Abu Sayyaf members to the Philippines


MANILA, May 29 (dpa): Malaysian police on Friday (May 29) handed over eight suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Islmaist terrorist group to the Philippine army.

The deportation took place in international waters between Sabah, one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo east of the mainland, and the southern Philippine islands where Abu Sayyaf is based.

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