Joe had seen his brother fight before, and he knew. Two of them had punched and kicked Adam, and he tried to only defend himself, and not cause a bigger fight.

The robbers had told everyone to get down, but she was frozen in fear. Adam had protested when the robbers first came into the bank and pushed Mrs. Joe thought of all the things he could respond with, but finally said, “I’ll make a better hostage.” He looked at his brother, and tried to explain why with his eyes. The rest of the man’s face was obscured by the neckerchief he wore over his nose. The man in the red shirt looked down at him, and Joe tried to keep from trembling as he met his eyes. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the man who was tying Adam’s wrists paused. There was a protest from Adam, and Joe almost looked towards his brother, but he forced himself not to. “No, take me.” Joe moved forward, closer to the man in the red shirt. Without any known foreign funding, the extremists have relied on ransom kidnappings, extortion and other acts of banditry, and some commanders have pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group partly in the hope of obtaining funds.Summary: Just a very short story about what one brother would do for the other one. and the Philippines for deadly bombings, kidnappings and beheadings.

The Abu Sayyaf has been blacklisted as a terrorist organization by the U.S. Their release came as Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu was visiting the Philippines.įive Indonesians, five Malaysians and a Dutch bird watcher, along with five Filipinos, remain in Abu Sayyaf custody, the Philippine military said. The three Indonesian fishermen freed by the Abu Sayyaf were kidnapped in July off Lahad Datu district in Malaysia’s Sabah state, according to regional Philippine military spokesman Maj. Philippine forces launched a major offensive against the Abu Sayyaf after the beheadings of the Canadians sparked condemnations from then-Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who called on other nations not to pay ransoms if their citizens are abducted to discourage the militants from carrying out more kidnappings. In Norway, Prime Minister Erna Solberg thanked Duterte and Dureza, and said his government supports the Philippines “in their fight against terrorism.” Solberg told Norway’s NTB national news agency that “Norwegian officials had not participated in any payment of ransom or made any concessions in the matter.” The military said Saturday that relentless assaults forced the extremists to release the hostage. Duterte suggested at a news conference last month that 50 million pesos ($1 million) had been paid to the militants, but that they continued to hold on to him. It was not immediately clear whether Sekkingstad had been ransomed off. When the negotiations for his release began in recent months, Sekkingstad said the rebels began treating him better. Article contentĪfter the militants decapitated Ridsdel, Sekkingstad was threatened by the militants, who repeatedly told him, “You’re next.” AP Photo/Nickee Butlangan This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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