On 12 July, gunmen killed one member of the police and kidnapped another at the Mabul Water Bungalows Resort on the island of Mabul, Malaysia.
Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travelers. There is a threat to foreigners of kidnapping and criminality on the eastern coast of Sabah and in particular the islands close to the Sulu Archipeligo.