KOTA KINABALU: Abu Sayyaf-linked gunmen have snatched 10 fishermen, the second highest number of hostages in nearly two decades since the 2000 Sipadan kidnapping of 21 Malaysians and foreigners.
However, security forces are puzzled over the latest kidnapping as the victims are mainly sea gypsies who carry little or no “monetary value”, in terms of ransom.
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