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| Philippine Abu Sayyaf jihadists behead German hostage in video | Philippine Abu Sayyaf jihadists behead German hostage in video |
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| Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. | Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. |
| Jurgen Kantner was abducted from his yacht off Malaysia's Sabah state in November. His companion Sabine Merz's body was later found on the boat. | Jurgen Kantner was abducted from his yacht off Malaysia's Sabah state in November. His companion Sabine Merz's body was later found on the boat. |
| A deadline for a 30m peso (£483,000; $600,000) ransom expired on Sunday. | A deadline for a 30m peso (£483,000; $600,000) ransom expired on Sunday. |
| Mr Kantner, 70, and Ms Merz had been abducted before. They were held for 52 days in 2008 by Somali pirates and were released after a ransom was paid. | Mr Kantner, 70, and Ms Merz had been abducted before. They were held for 52 days in 2008 by Somali pirates and were released after a ransom was paid. |
| The video, reported by the SITE militancy-monitoring group, shows Mr Kantner being killed by a knife-wielding man. | The video, reported by the SITE militancy-monitoring group, shows Mr Kantner being killed by a knife-wielding man. |
| Government envoy Jesus Dureza confirmed the killing. | Government envoy Jesus Dureza confirmed the killing. |
| "Up to the last moment, many sectors, including the armed forces, exhausted all efforts to save his life. We all tried our best but to no avail," he said. | "Up to the last moment, many sectors, including the armed forces, exhausted all efforts to save his life. We all tried our best but to no avail," he said. |
| Abu Sayyaf is one of the smallest and most violent jihadist groups in the southern Philippines, known for its brutality, including beheadings. | Abu Sayyaf is one of the smallest and most violent jihadist groups in the southern Philippines, known for its brutality, including beheadings. |
| It has pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State and has carried out kidnappings of foreigners and Filipinos. Some have been released for ransoms but a number are still being held. | It has pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State and has carried out kidnappings of foreigners and Filipinos. Some have been released for ransoms but a number are still being held. |
| Who are Abu Sayyaf? | |
| The IS threat in South East Asia | |
| A Philippine police report said Mr Kantner had been killed in the Indanan area of southern Sulu province on Sunday afternoon. | A Philippine police report said Mr Kantner had been killed in the Indanan area of southern Sulu province on Sunday afternoon. |
| However, no body has yet been recovered. | However, no body has yet been recovered. |
| The Philippine military had carried out air strikes on Abu Sayyaf positions in Sulu over the weekend as the deadline approached. | The Philippine military had carried out air strikes on Abu Sayyaf positions in Sulu over the weekend as the deadline approached. |
| After the German couple's yacht, the Rockall, was found off Laparan Island in Sulu province on 7 November, Abu Sayyaf had issued an audio message saying it was responsible for the abduction. | After the German couple's yacht, the Rockall, was found off Laparan Island in Sulu province on 7 November, Abu Sayyaf had issued an audio message saying it was responsible for the abduction. |
| Sulu - the home of Philippine militancy | |
| Hostage from Canada killed in Philippines | |
| Ms Merz was apparently killed as she tried to resist the militants. | Ms Merz was apparently killed as she tried to resist the militants. |
| After the 2008 abduction off Somalia, Mr Kantner returned to the self-declared republic of Somaliland to collect his yacht, saying: "My boat is my life and I don't want to lose her... I don't care about pirates and governments." | After the 2008 abduction off Somalia, Mr Kantner returned to the self-declared republic of Somaliland to collect his yacht, saying: "My boat is my life and I don't want to lose her... I don't care about pirates and governments." |