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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Islamic militants last week. The Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom network in the southern Philippines that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, killed Jurgen Kantner, 70, after its demands for 30 million pesos ($600,000) were not met. Military officials said marines found Kantner’s body on Saturday evening in the […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., said the Philippine government would be doing everything in its power to destroy the terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf, which had recently beheaded its German hostage Jurgen Kantner. Speaking to CNN anchor Cristiane Amanpour, Yasay said that the Philippine military is poised to destroy the terrorist group as he, on behalf of the Philippine government, condemned the recent beheading of Kantner. “We continue to make sure that […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Islamic militants in the southern Philippines beheaded an elderly German yachtsman on Sunday after their ransom demands were not met, authorities said Monday. The murder of Jurgen Kantner was the latest attributed to the Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom gang that is believed to have earned millions of dollars through its grisly business since the 1990s. Here are five questions and answers about kidnappings in the southern Philippines: – Who is […]
Manila, Philippines (AFP) — Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded a 70-year-old German hostage they were holding for ransom, Manila officials said Monday, as Berlin condemned the murder as “unscrupulous and inhumane.” The Abu Sayyaf group, blamed for the worst terror attacks in Philippine history, had demanded that a ransom of P30 million ($600,000) be paid by Sunday to spare Jurgen Kantner. After the expiration of the deadline, the jihadists, who were monitored […]
