Monday, April 25, 2016

Canadian Hostage Killed by Islamists in Philippines - from TRUNEWS

Canadian hostage John Ridsel has been executed by Islamists of Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines, CBC news reported on Monday (April 25), citing a longtime friend.

The Philippine army said a severed head was found on a remote island on Monday, five hours after a ransom deadline set by Islamist militants who had threatened to execute one of four captives. It would not immediately confirm whether the head was that of one of four people for whom the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf had demanded a ransom.

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Flag of the Abu Sayyaf militants who have taken hostages in the Philippines

In a video released by Abu Sayaf in September of 2015, Ridsel and several other hostages make statements urging the Philippine government to stop its military operations in the area.

As Ridsdel makes his statement, a masked militant holds a knife to his neck.

Ridsdel and three other people were snatched at gunpoint by 11 gunmen at an upmarket resort on Samar island in the Philippines on Sept. 21, 2015 and taken to an unknown location in the south.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he was outraged by the death of Canadian hostage John Ridsdel in the Philippines, calling it an act of “cold-blooded murder.”

Philippine military and police say they had intensified efforts to secure the Canadian, Norwegian and Filipino hostages after a ransom deadline set by Islamist militants has expired.

“Maximum efforts are being exerted by a joint AFP-PNP (Armed Forces of the Philippines- Philippine National Police) task group to effect the rescue of four hostages who were kidnapped in Samal Island last October 2015 after the ASG (Abu Sayyaf Group) announced the possible beheading of one of its hostages. This follows intensified anti-ASG operations in Basilan and Sulu in recent weeks,” Wilben Mayor, spokesman for the Philippine National Police told journalists at a joint news conference with the military.

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