Security forces believed to have killed three abductors off Sabah

SEMPORNA: Security forces are believed to have shot dead three of five abductors from the southern Philippines who kidnapped a man in the Merabung-Bakapit waters off Lahad Datu.
It is learnt that the two other gunmen were arrested and the kidnap victim freed during the clash at 9.51am yesterday.
A security personnel from the 14th Battalion General Operations Force is believed to have been shot in a leg.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Abd Rashid Harun has scheduled a press conference for 10.30am today to explain what happened. — Bernama