Abu Sayyaf frees 3 Indonesian hostages in Sulu

Three Indonesian nationals abducted by the Abu Sayyaf in Sabah, Malaysia, in 2017 have been released, according to Benjie Liwanag's report on Super Radyo dzBB on Sunday.

FLASH: 3 Indonesian na dinukot noong 2017 sa Sabah, Malaysia, pinakawalan ng Abu Sayyaf sa Brgy. Buanza sa Indanan, Sulu. | via @Benjielite pic.twitter.com/Ki4GjegGP5

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) September 16, 2018

Lt. Col. Gerry Besana, spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Mindanao Command, identified the freed foreigners as Hamdam Salim, 3; Subandi Sattuh, 27; and Sudarlan Samansung, 41.

The three were released in Barangay Buanza in Indanan, Sulu, to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and to former Sulu governor Abdusakur Tan.

The Indonesians, who were not identified in the report, were later on turned over to the Joint Task Force Sulu. They underwent medical examination at Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista Station Hospital and will undergo debriefing procedures.

Philippine authorities are now coordinating with Indonesian officials regarding the release of the three. —KBK, GMA News