Malaysian policemen patrol near the site of kidnapping in Sabah State, Malaysia on April 3, 2014. China on Thursday appealed to Malaysian police to rescue a Chinese national abducted on Wednesday night by unknown gunmen in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah.
BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday appealed to Malaysian police to rescue a Chinese national abducted on Wednesday night by unknown gunmen in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a daily press briefing that the ministry and the consulate-general in Kuching were extremely concerned by the abduction and had immediately sent staff to the site.
China urged local police to conduct a rescue operation, ensure the abductee's safety, and take measures to protect other Chinese tourists, said Hong. Malaysia confirmed Thursday that a Chinese tourist and a Filipino resort worker were abducted by a group of unknown gunmen from Pulau Singahmata near Pulau Bum-Bum in Semporna, state of Sabah of Malaysia at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Afghan Army Commando soldiers take part in a military drill in Balkh Province, northern Afghanistan, on April 2, 2014. (Xinhua/Azorda)
Japanese warship JS Asayuki (DD 132) docks in Manila, the Philippines, April 2, 2014. Two Japanese warships arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a four-day visit to the Philippines, the Philippine Navy said. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Japanese warship JS Asayuki (DD 132) docks in Manila, the Philippines, April 2, 2014. Two Japanese warships arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a four-day visit to the Philippines, the Philippine Navy said. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Japanese warship JS Shirane (DDH 143) docks in Manila, the Philippines, April 2, 2014.
Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines looks on as the Japanese warship JS Shirane (DDH 143) docks in Manila, the Philippines, April 2, 2014. Two Japanese warships arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a four-day visit to the Philippines, the Philippine Navy said. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Members of the Philippine Navy marching band welcome the Japanese warship JS Asayuki (DD 132) to dock in Manila, the Philippines, April 2, 2014. Two Japanese warships arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a four-day visit to the Philippines, the Philippine Navy said. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
[h=2]Belgium[/h]Belgian soldiers from Le Bataillon de Chasseurs ardennais, during a recent field training exercise -17th to 28th March 2014
Most Army regulars use the FN FNC but the guy is using F2000. Spec Op maybe? I kow they use SCAR as well.
In these file photos provided on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 by the South Korea Defense Ministry, an unmanned drone which was found last week in Paju, a South Korean city near the land border with North Korea. South Korean experts say two small drones believed to have been flown across the border by the North amid rising military tensions were crude and decidedly low-tech - with cameras available on the Internet for hundreds of dollars - but underscore a potential new threat that must be taken seriously.
North Korea has made some lofty claims about its "super precision drones" – but two crashed model airplanes that were found in South Korea suggest that its unmanned aviation may not be so advanced after all. Via The Foreign Bureau.
(AP Photo/South Korea Defense Ministry, File)