COTABATO CITY: Moderate Muslims slammed as barbaric the action of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) beheading the two Vietnamese sailors they held hostage in Basilan for at least six months.

Lawyer Ishak Mastura, chairman and managing head of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Board of Investment (RBOI), told The Manila Times they strongly condemn the decapitation of the hostages, calling the ASG as enemy of the Islamic faith.

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