Sayyaf threatens to kill Indonesian hostage

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Abu Sayyaf group (ASG) bandits have threatened to execute an Indonesian fisherman if the Jakarta government or his employer ignores their demand for ransom in exchange for the safe release of the hostage.

In a video the ASG sent to his family, Samsul Sanguni, was appealing to his employer to save him. The clip showed the hostage with both hands tied behind his back, inside a hole in what appears to be a forest; heavily armed bandits stood on guard as Sanguni cried and pleaded for help.