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Malaysia

Kidnappers phone family

Kidnappers holding a Chinese tourist who was abducted from a resort on Malaysia's Borneo island have made a phone call to her family in China, a senior security official said Sunday. The gunmen have communicated with the family of Gao Huayun, 29, whom security forces believe is being held in Jolo island in southern Philippines, said Mohammad Mentek, eastern Sabah security command director-general.