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Kidnappers called family of abducted duo, want ransom

Sabah police commissioner Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman confirmed that the families of two Malaysians who were kidnapped from a seafood restaurant in Sandakan on May 14 had received three telephone calls from their abductors.

Besides the demand for ransom, he said, the caller also asked for money to pay for the victims' food and beverage and also for medical costs for one of the victims, Thien Nyuk Fun, 50, who has diabetes.

"This was confirmed by the families of the victims. Both the victims are safe and being held by the abductors who move from one island to another in the southern Philippines to avoid detection by security forces," he told reporters after closing a basic training programme for auxiliary policemen in Kota Kinabalu today.

Thien is the mother of the owner of Ocean King Restaurant, where the kidnapping took place.

The other victim was a customer at the restaurant, Bernard Then Ted Fen, 39.

They were kidnapped by four armed men who stormed into the restaurant at about 7.45pm on May 14. 

Commenting on a report by the Philippine media on the death of a member of the group which masterminded the kidnapping, Jalaluddin said Mindas Muktadil was killed in a cross-fire with the security forces in Jolo Island.

- Bernama

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