Philippines: Abu Sayyaf frees 10 Indonesian hostages

ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines (AA) – Philippine police confirmed Sunday that the Daesh-linked Abu Sayyaf militant group has freed 10 Indonesian sailors abducted from a boat in late March.

The police chief of the majority Muslim southern island province of Sulu told the Inquirer, “we were informed there were anonymous people who dropped the Indonesians just in front of the house of Sulu Governor [Abdusakur] Toto Tan [II]”.

“They were brought inside, they were fed. Governor Tan called me and they turned over the 10 to our custody. We are preparing now to bring the 10 to Zamboanga and turn them to their consular official,” Wilfredo Cayat said.

He would not provide additional details.

An unnamed source told the newspaper that a 50 million peso ($1 million) ransom had been paid for the sailors’ release.

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