[PhilStar] The Abu Sayyaf has reportedly executed German captive Juergen Gustav Kantner after the deadline the terrorist group imposed for the ransom payment lapsed yesterday. Reports received by the military and police said the rebels led by sub-leader Muamar Askali, alias Abu Rami, beheaded Kantner at about 3:30 p.m. in Indanan, Sulu.
Last Saturday, the military launched air strikes against the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu as the ransom deadline approached. The Philippine Air Force 3rd Air Division used attack helicopters to pound 40 to 60 Abu Sayyaf militants with rockets.
Military spokesperson Jo-Ann Petinglay said ground commander Col. Cirilito Sobejana confirmed that the air strikes were directed against rebels encamped in the mountains of Patikul, Sulu.
Philippine security forces searched for Kantner's remains yesterday. Without the remains, the military and police said that though they received a report about the beheading, they could not officially confirm it.
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[Update.PH] Two members of the Maute terrorist group were killed and one was arrested after a carjacking attempt in Iligan City, on Saturday. Military spokesman Edgard Arevalo said, "This is a manifestation of the AFP’s resolve in defeating the terrorist groups operating in Central Mindanao. We are determined to crush the membership of this group including their leaders who continue struggling to get the affirmation from ISIS of their actions."
The Maute militants flagged down and forcibly drove away a pick-up truck owned by a businessman in Ubaldo, Iligan City. Philippine National Police Special Action Force troopers chased the vehicle and intercepted it, resulting in the arrest of Maute member Eyeman Alonto.
The military spokesman said, "Meanwhile, the Ford Ranger which was driven towards the opposite direction by the group was intercepted along the boundary of Iligan and Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte by troops of the CAA patrol base. A shoot-out transpired after the suspects fired at the government forces who were on checkpoint and blocking positions. As a result, the enemy incurred two casualties who were later identified as Azzam Ampua Tahir and a certain Wowie, both members of the Maute group."
[Bangkok Post] Seven armed rebels in military-style uniforms on Saturday night raided the office of a local administrative office in Tak Bai district, tied up three employees, then set fire to the building and an emergency rescue vehicle before fleeing with a pick-up truck. The building and the emergency rescue vehicle were damaged.
The janitor said that when he returned to the office to be on night duty at about 9:30 p.m., he saw seven armed men in military-style uniforms waiting at the entrance gate and waving at him. Believing they were soldiers, he stopped his motorcycle, only to be held up at gunpoint.
About ten minutes later, two members of the TAO's rescue team also arrived. They were held up and forced to walk along with the janitor in front of a water pump building. All of them were tied up with nylon rope and blindfolded. The raiders then set fire to several parts of the office and the emergency rescue vehicle before fleeing with a pick-up truck.
About an hour afterwards, the janitor managed to free himself and the two other men. He then reported the incident to someone who called the police to set up security checkpoints to intercept the stolen vehicle for fear that it could be later turned into a car bomb, but they found no trace of it.
The police found this morning that the rebels had brought chairs and desks to the reception hall of the TAO office, piled them up and set them on fire. The fire damaged the wall and the ceiling. A storeroom on the second floor of the building was also set ablaze.
On Sunday morning, the pick-up truck stolen from the TAO office was found abandoned near a ranger outpost in Sungai Padi district. Rangers who examined the vehicle found that a home-made bomb had been installed in it.
The bomb was connected to two gas cylinders and a power circuit. A bomb disposal unit was called. After using a robot to open the truck doors and disconnect the power circuit, the unit removed both gas cylinders from the vehicle. Four cans of gasoline left on the back seat were also removed.
Police believed that after stealing the pick-up truck, the rebels installed the bomb and drove it from Tak Bai to Sungai Padi district, possibly with an aim to use it in a violent attack in Sungai Kolok. But, on seeing the rangers' security checkpoint, the militants decided to abandon the vehicle and fled.
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[PhilStar] The Abu Sayyaf has reportedly executed German captive Juergen Gustav Kantner after the deadline the terrorist group imposed for the ransom payment lapsed yesterday. Reports received by the military and police said the rebels led by sub-leader Muamar Askali, alias Abu Rami, beheaded Kantner at about 3:30 p.m. in Indanan, Sulu.
[Update.PH] Two members of the Maute terrorist group were killed and one was arrested after a carjacking attempt in Iligan City, on Saturday. Military spokesman Edgard Arevalo said, "This is a manifestation of the AFP’s resolve in defeating the terrorist groups operating in Central Mindanao. We are determined to crush the membership of this group including their leaders who continue struggling to get the affirmation from ISIS of their actions."
[Bangkok Post] Seven armed rebels in military-style uniforms on Saturday night raided the office of a local administrative office in Tak Bai district, tied up three employees, then set fire to the building and an emergency rescue vehicle before fleeing with a pick-up truck. The building and the emergency rescue vehicle were damaged. 
