MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday said a Malaysian man held for months by Abu Sayyaf bandits Sulu in southern Philippines had been murdered, condemning what he called a “savage and barbaric” act.

Najib’s comments came after the Philippine military confirmed reports that Malaysian Bernard Then had been beheaded by his captors, the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf.

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