Eight members of the Abu Sayyaf group detained by the Malaysian security forces in Beaufort last May 8 were handed over to the Philippine security forces today, said Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali
Hazani showing the list of arrested Filipino nationals and suspected Abu Sayyaf linked terrorists.
KOTA KINABALU: Eight Abu Sayyaf members, their wives and children have been arrested in an operation at a mangrove swamp in Beaufort.
The eight, including two men on the Philippines wanted list, are suspected to have links to terrorist group Isis, state Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said on Monday (May 10).
He said, however, it was likely that these suspects were not linked to kidnap-for-ransom crimes in Sabah.
He said the suspects are believed to have fled here following an aggressive offensive by security forces in the Southern Philippines.
A medical worker is taking sample for COVID-19 testing in Laos. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Lao health ministry on May
10 afternoon said the country detected 25 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24
hours, the lowest number recorded in the country over the last 18 days.
The new cases were found in four out of 18 cities and
provinces of Laos, including six in Vientiane capital and 15 in Bokeo province.
Laos continues to see lesser COVID-19 cases thanks to
drastic measures taken by its government and all-level authorities, including
the national lockdown imposed since the end of April.
The country has documented a total of 1,327 cases,