THE Indonesian Embassy has reportedly established contact with the al-Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), which has been holding hostage 10 Indonesian sailors deep in the jungles of Sulu province, an intelligence officer disclosed Wednesday.

“The Indonesians are now negotiating for the safe release of their countrymen abducted by the ASG while their tugboat was sailing near the waters of Languyan town in Tawi-Tawi,” said the intelligence source, based in Camp Crame, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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