German hostage, Juergen Kanter, has been beheaded by militants in the Philippines. The Government envoy Jesus Dureza in Manila confirmed the death of the hostage.
Kantner was abducted from his yacht off Malaysia’s Sabah state in November last year. His companion Sabine Merz’s body was later found on the boat. A deadline for a six-hundred thousand dollar ransom by militant group Abu Sayyaf expired on Sunday.
The German Foreign Ministry in a statement expressed deep shock at the inhuman and gruesome act.