ISIS-aligned Filipino militants release video of hostages

October 14, 2015 18:38

A video that purports to show four hostages, who appear to be those kidnapped by armed militants in the southern Philippines last month, has been posted online.

The video shows three hostages who appear to be foreign nationals pleading for help from the Canadian and Philippine governments. The fourth person, a Filipino woman, does not speak.

The hostages are surrounded by masked, heavily armed militants and banners that appear to be ISIS flags, or jihadist flags which are very similar in appearance to the infamous black-and-white standard. The kidnappers do not identify their affiliation in the video, but the Abu Sayyaf Islamist group is a known militant presence in the area.

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