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| JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hijackers are holding 10 Indonesian crew members from a tugboat that they seized in waters off the Philippines, in the latest high-profile case of piracy in the region, Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. | JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hijackers are holding 10 Indonesian crew members from a tugboat that they seized in waters off the Philippines, in the latest high-profile case of piracy in the region, Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. |
| The tugboat, an Indonesian-flagged ship named the Brahma 12, was eventually set adrift, but the hijackers kept a barge it was hauling that held 7,000 tons of coal, as well as the entire crew, the ministry said in a statement. | The tugboat, an Indonesian-flagged ship named the Brahma 12, was eventually set adrift, but the hijackers kept a barge it was hauling that held 7,000 tons of coal, as well as the entire crew, the ministry said in a statement. |
| Someone claiming to represent Abu Sayyaf, a militant Islamist group based in the southern Philippines, twice called the Indonesian company that owns the ship, demanding a ransom for the 10 captive sailors, the statement said. | Someone claiming to represent Abu Sayyaf, a militant Islamist group based in the southern Philippines, twice called the Indonesian company that owns the ship, demanding a ransom for the 10 captive sailors, the statement said. |
| Abu Sayyaf has a long history of kidnappings for ransom and terrorist attacks in the Philippines. It has received support from Al Qaeda in the past, but security analysts and the Philippine military have said that it operates mainly as a nonideological, for-profit criminal organization. The United States designated it a foreign terrorist organization in 1997. | Abu Sayyaf has a long history of kidnappings for ransom and terrorist attacks in the Philippines. It has received support from Al Qaeda in the past, but security analysts and the Philippine military have said that it operates mainly as a nonideological, for-profit criminal organization. The United States designated it a foreign terrorist organization in 1997. |
| The Indonesian statement said it was unclear exactly when the tugboat had been hijacked, but that its owner was first contacted on Saturday. | The Indonesian statement said it was unclear exactly when the tugboat had been hijacked, but that its owner was first contacted on Saturday. |
| The boat had been sailing from the town of Sungai Puting in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan Province on Borneo island — which has a large coal port — to Batangas, which lies on the island of Luzon in the southern Philippines, when it was hijacked. | The boat had been sailing from the town of Sungai Puting in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan Province on Borneo island — which has a large coal port — to Batangas, which lies on the island of Luzon in the southern Philippines, when it was hijacked. |
| The Indonesian Foreign Ministry said the ship was now in the possession of the Philippine authorities, and that the Indonesian government was coordinating with the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs to respond to what it called an act of piracy. | The Indonesian Foreign Ministry said the ship was now in the possession of the Philippine authorities, and that the Indonesian government was coordinating with the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs to respond to what it called an act of piracy. |
| Col. Restituto Padilla, a Philippine military spokesman, said the military was still attempting to confirm that the hijacking had occurred and was on alert to assist if necessary. | Col. Restituto Padilla, a Philippine military spokesman, said the military was still attempting to confirm that the hijacking had occurred and was on alert to assist if necessary. |
| In September, Abu Sayyaf abducted two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino from a resort in the southern Philippines, and later demanded a ransom. The captives appeared in a video released this month in which the Westerners urged their governments to meet the group’s demands. | In September, Abu Sayyaf abducted two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino from a resort in the southern Philippines, and later demanded a ransom. The captives appeared in a video released this month in which the Westerners urged their governments to meet the group’s demands. |