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The three rescued sailors at the Noi Bai International Airport
Attacked and held hostage in Philippine waters last February by Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf, the three crew-members of the Giang Hai vessel – Bui Xuan Vien, Bui Trung Duc, and Nguyen Quang Huy – were liberated and handed over to the Philippines army unit on Tawi Tawi Island on November 10. Another sailor, Nguyen Huu Truong, was also rescued but died due to illness.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines took charge of the three men and the body of the deceased from November 12.

At Noi Bai International Airport, a representative from the Consular Department under the Foreign Ministry said Truong’s body remained in Manila, with the Vietnam Embassy working to complete paperwork to transfer him to Vietnam.

Source: VNA