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 a ransom of 30 million pesos ($600,000) be paid by
Sunday to spare Jurgen Kantner.
After
the expiration of the deadline the jihadists, which were monitored by
intelligence group SITE, posted a gruesome video showing Kantner being
killed by a knife-wielding man.
Shortly
after the clip appeared Philippines government envoy Jesus Dureza
confirmed the death of Kantner, who was abducted from his yacht off the
southern Philippines last year.
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