Filipino gunmen attack diving resort in Borneo

KUALA LUMPUR: A policeman was killed and a second kidnapped after heavily armed gunmen opened fire at a Malaysian diving resort off Borneo island, a fresh escalation of violence in the tourist hotspot, a security official said on Sunday.

The shooting on Mabul island is the latest in a spate of abductions in Malaysia’s remote Sabah state, home to some of the world’s top diving sites, with travel agents saying the violence has already hurt visits to the area.