A small group of Islamist militants in the Philippines, known as Abu Sayyaf, has beheaded a second Canadian hostage in two months, authorities said Tuesday. [Islamist militants behead Canadian man in southern Philippines]Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, condemned the Islamist terrorists in a statement Monday night. The Philippines condemned the beheading of Canadian national Robert Hall by the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group, Abu Sayyaf. [Philippine official: Abu Sayyaf frees 4 Malaysian captives]The Philippine military has raided Abu Sayyaf strongholds in the past, and the Canadian prime minister said his government would support further action. A head believed to belong to Hall, 58, was found Monday on an island near an Abu Sayyaf outpost.

Source: Washington Post June 14, 2016 11:37 UTC