ASG hostage killed

An Indonesian fisherman held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf group has died following a shootout between the Philippines security force and militants in the coastal town of Patikul in Sulu on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry has confirmed.

The fisherman, identified as LB, was among five Indonesian sailors abducted by the militant group in January and held captive in the southern Philippines.

Source: thejakartapost.com