Kjartan Sekkingstad (left) and slain Canadian Robert Hall (right) and are seen in this undated photo [Reuters] The Abu Sayyaf armed group ha...
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| Kjartan Sekkingstad (left) and slain Canadian Robert Hall (right) and are seen in this undated photo [Reuters] The Abu Sayyaf armed group has freed a Norwegian man held hostage in the southern Philippines for almost a year after a ransom was reportedly paid. The amount stated reach almost 30 million pesos in exchange of the lives of the almost-a-year hostage. Kjartan Sekkingstad, 56, was handed over on Jolo island, about 1,000km south of Manila on Saturday, after Abu Sayyaf received $638,000 in ransom for his release, said Abu Ramie, a spokesman for the armed group. |
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