Ransom Demands Unmet, Abu Sayyaf Beheads Malaysian Hostage
November 18 2015
Jihadists have beheaded a hostage in the southern Philippines.
The Malaysian hostage killed Tuesday was held by the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf militant group, reports Bloomberg News.
Bernard Then, a 39-year-old engineer, was executed on the island of Jolo after ransom demands were not met, said military sources.
"I, the government, and all Malaysians are shocked and sickened by the murder of our countryman Bernard Then and we condemn it in its strongest terms," said...
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