posted by Christopher W. Holton Philippine officials reported Monday that fighters with the terrorist organization Abu Sayyaf have beheaded a fisherman, Noel Besconde, who was taken hostage during the hijacking of the Ramona 2 late last year. Besconde was the vessel’s captain. Unlike Abu Sayyaf’s last four hostage beheadings, which the group carried out when ransom deadlines passed, the […]![]()
