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Philippines army recovers body of Abu Sayyaf’s German hostage

The Philippine army said it has found the body of an elderly German hostage who was murdered by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants, a local kidnap-for-ransom network.
Philippines army recovers body of Abu Sayyaf’s German hostage ảnh 1Juergen Gustave Kantner (Source: AFP) 

Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippine army said it has found the body of an elderlyGerman hostage who was murdered by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants, a local kidnap-for-ransomnetwork.

ColonelCirilito Sobejana, commander of the Joint Task Force Sulu, said marines found thebody of Juergen Gustave Kantner on the evening of March 4 in a remote villagein Indanan town, Sulu province.

On February27, the Government confirmed that Kantner was beheaded by members of the AbuSayyaf Group in a forest, after their demands for 30 million pesos (598,000USD) were not met.

In Novemberlast year, the group attacked Kantner’s yacht and killed his female companion.- VNA 
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