Abu Sayyaf threatens to behead hostage

September 26, 2014
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MANILA, Philippines –The Philippines said Thursday (September 25th) it would not negotiate with Abu Sayyaf over its threats to behead a German hostage, AFP reported.

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    "We do not negotiate with terrorists," said Philippine Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin. "They saw what the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has been doing, so they used that to increase the ransom."

    The Abu Sayyaf warned it would carry out its threat within 15 days unless a $5.6m ransom is paid and Germany halts support for an international campaign to defeat ISIS, the SITE terrorism monitoring group said Tuesday.

    Since July, Abu Sayyaf uploaded online videos proclaiming allegiance to ISIS .

    Southern Philippines military commander Lieutenant-General Rustico Guerrero brushed aside links between the two outfits, saying Abu Sayyaf's activities were merely " criminal in nature ".

    "They are taking advantage of the international attention ISIS is getting so that the ransom would increase," he said.

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