A sad update:
Canadian hostage John Ridsdel, a former mining executive, has been killed by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines, a Canadian government official has confirmed.
(At the end) Abu Sayyaf is also holding other foreigners, including one from the Netherlands, one from Japan, four Malaysians and 14 Indonesian tugboat crew.
Link:http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...in-philippines