ZAMBOANGA CITY: Malaysian authorities said armed men, who seized three Indonesians off Sabah’s Lahad Datu town last week, have taken their captives to Tawi-Tawi province.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi confirmed this during a news conference, but provided no other details about the hostages – Teodorus Kopong, 42; Lorence Koten, 34; and Emanuel, 40 – except saying that the government will not pay any ransom.

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