ZAMBOANGA CITY: A Vietnamese sailor kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf group was found in a village in Sulu province where security forces clashed with militants.

A bullet-riddled body, believed to be that of MV Royal 16 cargo crew member Tran Khac Dung, was recovered in the village of Buhanginan in Patikul town where army soldiers battled with the Abu Sayyaf on July 8. It was unknown whether Tran was killed during the fighting.

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