Philippine Militants Threaten to Behead More Hostages
Jun 16, 2016, 05:03 AM
Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippines is threatening to behead two more hostages, a Norwegian man and a Filipino woman, if it does not receive a ransom of 600 million pesos — almost $13 million.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports that the threat follows the brutal beheading of two Canadians, Robert Hall and John Ridsdel, after their government did not meet ransom demands. Hall, 68, was killed on Tuesday, and Ridsdel, 68, was killed on April 25.