OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday it was "likely" that a Canadian kidnapped by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines nearly nine months ago has been killed.

"It is with deep sadness that I have reason to believe that a Canadian citizen, Robert Hall, held hostage in the Philippines since Sept. 21, 2015, has been killed by his captors," Trudeau said in a statement.

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