Filipino militants behead kidnapped farmer: police

Source: Associated Press

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police recovered the severed head of a farm owner kidnapped by Muslim militants and authorities said Monday he was likely beheaded because his family failed to pay ransom.

Doroteo Gonzales, 61, was snatched by gunmen April 25 from his house in southern Zamboanga city and brought to nearby Basilan Island, where al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf rebels are holding at least five other people in a surge of ransom kidnappings.

At least three gunmen believed to be involved in Gonzales' abduction have been arrested, regional military spokesman Capt. Neil Estrella said, without elaborating.

Police found Gonzales' severed head in Basilan's Akbar town on Sunday, said Chief Inspector Rolando Democrito. The victim's family failed to pay a ransom of 25 million pesos ($525,000) for his release, Democrito said.



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:mad:

Hardly getting pity for their cause so much as sowing fear. The true definition of "terrorist".


A term that has been thrown around and misused so often these past 8-9 years for those who are thieves, smugglers, pirates, and common drug dealers.

THese guys are the real McCoy.