Hostage escapes ASG terrorists

Residents of Jolo Island found him tangled in nets close to shore.

Indonesian crewman swims to freedom from militants in Philippines

An Indonesian tugboat crewman escaped from his Islamist militant captors in the Philippines on Thursday by swimming out to sea after the militants threatened to cut his head off, a Philippine army spokesman said.

Members of the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group captured the Indonesian, Mohammad Safyan, 28, and six other Indonesian seamen from their boat as it was passing through waters off southern Philippine islands on June 23.

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Source: uk.reuters.com