Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Ten Indonesian ship crew members that have been held hostage by Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Philippines have arrived home in the country.

Their plane that carried them from the Philippines arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma airport here at 23.30pm on Sunday safely.

They were released after being held hostage by the group for the past five days, following total diplomacy involving formal and informal parties.

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