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| Abu Sayyaf kidnaps another Indonesian tugboat crew |
| 2016-06-24 |
| [Jakarta Post] Seven Indonesian crewmen were seized while sailing in southern Philippine waters, in the latest incident attributed to the notorious Abu Sayyaf. The situation is still developing, an official has confirmed. Wibanarto Eugenius, minister counselor at the Indonesian Embassy in Manila, said, "Relevant institutions in Indonesia are probing the situation to confirm the news, as well as looking for supporting evidence." A source who has knowledge of the matter has confirmed that the kidnappers were members of the same network that hijacked the Brahma 12 tugboat in March, under the leader of Tawing Humair. News of another kidnapping near the waters off of Sulu in the southern Philippines caught media attention on Wednesday night when the wife of a sailor aboard the Charles tugboat revealed her husband's condition. The sailor, one of 13 men aboard, had reportedly contacted his wife to say that the boat had been taken hostage by a faction of the Abu Sayyaf. The kidnappers have reportedly asked for a ransom of $4.9 million for the release of the hostages. Seven men were taken from the boat while the remaining six were released. This is the third incident in recent months involving the kidnapping of Indonesian sailors by the Abu Sayyaf. |
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