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By Hilary Beaumont
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As Clock Ticks on Hostages Held By Abu Sayyaf, Canada to Raise Ransom Issue at G7 Talks

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By Hilary Beaumont
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Beheaded Hostage Triggers Debate Over Whether Governments Should Pay Ransoms

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By Tamara Khandaker
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Philippines Jihadist Group Releases Video of Canadian John Ridsdel’s Beheading

05.03.16

By Justin Ling
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Philippine President Claims Terrorist Group Plotted To Kidnap Manny Pacquiao

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‘This Is the Absolute Final Warning’: Hostages Beg for Ransom to Be Paid in the Philippines

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By VICE News
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‘They Will Execute Us’: Hostages Beg for Help in the Philippines for Third Time

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By Tamara Khandaker
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By Rachel Browne
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Canadian Hostages Snatched From Philippine Resort Plead for Lives in Video

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By Hilary Beaumont
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Gunmen Abduct Canadian Tourists, a Norwegian, and Local Woman From Philippines Resort

09.22.15

By Reuters and VICE News

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