Abu Sayyaf set new RM52mil ransom for Western hostages

The three kidnapped foreigners Norwegian employee Kjartan Sekkinstad (left), Canadian tourists John Ridsdel (centre), and Robert Hall. PHOTO: AFP.

MANILA: Islamist extremists in the Philippines who last month beheaded a Canadian man say they will kill another Western hostage if a multi-million dollar ransom is not paid within four weeks.

A video released by Abu Sayyaf - whose leaders have sworn allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) - shows Canadian Robert Hall and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad wearing orange shirts in a jungle setting, surrounded by hooded, armed men.