Abu Sayyaf militants from the Philippines
seized five Indonesian fishermen from a vessel off eastern Borneo, Jakarta
officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series of abductions in the area.
Indonesia's foreign ministry said it was
working closely with Malaysian and Philippines authorities to rescue the crew,
while urging other fishermen to avoid the area.
Eight crew members were aboard the vessel
when it was boarded by the militants -- who have distant links to the Islamic
State organization -- but three were allowed to go free.
Abu Sayyaf is a group of self-proclaimed
Islamic militants based in the southern Philippines who have engaged in
bombings as well as kidnappings of Western tourists and missionaries for ransom
since the early 1990s.
In recent years the group has also preyed
on cargo ships, tugboats and fishing vessels in poorly policed waters of the
region near the sea borders with Malaysia and Indonesia.
Source: Deccanherald.com– 21 January 2020
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