Islamist separatists set date to behead Canadians in Philippines

[MariaThinks]

Source: The Toronto Star

By: Mitch Potter Foreign Affairs Writer, Published on Fri Apr 15 2016

A dire video clip emerged Friday showing two Canadian hostages in a “final urgent appeal” for Ottawa to save them from imminent beheading by their Abu Sayyaf captors.

Calgarian expat John Ridsdel and his fellow Canadian abductee Robert Hall both speak directly to the camera with a knife to their throat, in a message clearly intended for the Canadian government — pay the ransom within the next 10 days or we will die.

“We’re told this is the absolute final warning, the final urgent appeal to governments — Philippine, Canadian — and families,” Ridsdel said. “If 300 million (Philippine pesos, or $8.3 million Canadian) is not paid for me by 3 p.m. on April 25th, they will behead me.”


Read more: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/04/15/islamist-separatists-set-date-to-behead-canadians-in-philippines.html

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. That is so sickening.

Makes my stomach turn over.

Somehow we need to put an end to these bastards.

[smirkymonkey]

2. Evil bastards!

I hate to see them get what they want, but I hope for the sake of the hostages they do. I also hope they get caught in a sting and meet with the justice that they deserve.

[iandhr]

3. While it's horrific you can't pay the ransom

It will give a terrorist organization money to commit more terror attacks which will put more people in danger.


There are more than just the lives of the hostages in these situations.

[Herman4747]

4. Tragic that such horrendous wickedness exists. n/t

[patsimp]

5. truly evil culture