The Philippines condemns Abu Sayyaf execution of Canadian man

The Philippine president has denounced the "fierce and silly murder" of a Canadian man by Abu Sayyaf activists. Robert Corridor was seized by the Islamist bunch in September alongside three others from Canada, the Philippines and Norway. Kindred Canadian John Ridsdel was executed by the bunch in April after a multi-million dollar buy-off due date lapsed. Canadian Head administrator Justin Trudeau had prior said he trusted it was "likely" Mr Corridor was dead. In an announcement on Tuesday, active Philippines President Benigno Aquino affirmed the murdering. "This most recent appalling wrongdoing serves to reinforce our administration's resolve to put a conclusion to this rule of dread and banditry," he said. Who are the Abu Sayyaf bunch? Mr Corridor, his Filipina accomplice Marites Flor, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad and Canadian John Ridsdel were seized from a marina close the city of Davao in September. They were taken to an Abu ...