Sabah islands safe, says Najib

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Defence Minister Najib Abdul Razak today refuted a foreign press report which alleged that small detachments of the Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants have been stationed at the southeastern Sabah islands of Sipadan and Pandanan.

"There is no truth to it. The islands of Sabah are secure. We have placed a lot of security personnel on these islands and are patrolling the surrounding waters and airspace as well.

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