| Families of the seven hostages beheaded by Abu Sayyaf terrorists retrieve the bodies at a morgue in Parang, Jolo. The massacre appeared to be aimed to avenge the death of an Abu Sayyaf commander in a clash of troops and non-payment of a P5-million ransom demand. (AFP photo) |
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MANILA - Al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf guerrillas, largely written off as a crippled force after a US-backed offensive killed its top two leaders, tried to shatter that image with a signature act of terror.
An Abu Sayyaf faction led by a young commander, Albader Parad, beheaded seven men the group kidnapped days ago and had their heads delivered by civilians to the doors of two army detachments on volatile southern Jolo island Thursday, the military said.
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