Malaysia Marine Police Commander Abdul Rahman Ahmad said Tuesday the police would use allavailable means to free the captives kidnapped by pirates from a Japanese tugboat in the Malacca Strait.

• 马来西亚警察总部水警司令阿卜杜勒·拉赫曼15日说，马水警已出动巡逻艇和直升机在马六甲海峡的马水域内展开行动，搜索营救被海盗绑架的3名日本籍和菲律宾籍人质。