Spouse of a foreigner killed.
The yachtsman from Germany, probably kidnapped by the Philippine Islamist group “Abu Sayyaf” on the territory of the Philippines, said the representative of the army of the country. At the abandoned boat was found the body of a woman – presumably the wife of the yachtsman.
According to the Philippine army, the leader of the “Abu Sayyaf” recorded audiotape in which he said that a foreigner was kidnapped by the militants of his group.
The boat was discovered near the island of Laparan in Sulu province. According to “Abu Sayyaf”, she was intercepted by militants when sailing in the area of the Malaysian state of Sabah.
The ship was found passports of the couple – 70-year-old Jurgen Kantner of his wife Sabine Marver. In 2008, the couple spent 52 days in captivity by Somali pirates and was released after payment of ransom.
In mid-September, “Abu Sayyaf” freed Norwegian hostage and handed over to the authorities two headless bodies of canadian prisoners.
On account of “Abu Sayyaf”, which the U.S. and the European Union included in the list of international terrorist organizations, dozens of major terrorist attacks in the Philippines.
