Tag: Abu Sayyaf

Philippine militants threaten to behead German hostage

(Reuters) — Al-Qaeda linked Islamist militants in the Philippines said on Thursday (October 2) they will kill one of two German captives on Oct. 17 unless their demands are met. Rebels from the Abu Sayyaf group captured the two Germans sailing on a yacht from the western island of Palawan to the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah in April. The militants are demanding a 250 million pesos ($5.6 million) ransom and forGermany to stop supporting U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State militants inSyria. “We will take […]

Chinese national and Filipino worker kidnapped in Borneo, freed by Abu Sayyaf

May 31 (Reuters) – Two women, including a Chinese national, who were kidnapped on the Malaysian island of Borneo in early April have been freed with no ransom demanded by the abductors, local media reported. The two women, a Chinese tourist and a Philippine hotel worker, were released from an island in the southern Philippines by the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group on Friday, The Star reported. Philippine police then took a speedboat to transfer the […]

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