Abu Sayyaf leader Alhabsi cheers beheading of hostages in chilling video clip

A screengrab of a hostage lying face down on the ground moments before being beheaded by a gunman.

PETALING JAYA: More details are beginning to emerge of Alhabsi Misaya, the notorious Abu Sayyaf leader, who is said to be holding marine policeman Kons Zakiah Aleip hostage in southern Philippines.

He is one of the gunmen responsible for the beheading of seven factory workers in Jolo, Southern Philippines in 2007, as discovered in an online video.