Vietnam’s embassy in Manila condemned on Thursday the beheading of two Vietnamese kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf Group late last year.

The embassy said in a statement that it is working closely with Philippine authorities to verify that the two decapitated individuals were indeed the crew members of MV Royal 16.

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