‘Abu Sayyaf threatens to behead Malaysian’

DAVAO CITY: The Abu Sayyaf Group has threatened to behead a Malaysian national if ransom for his safe release is not paid by his family, reports said.

Chan Wai See, the wife of kidnap victim Bernard Then Ted Fen, said she spoke with the group and her husband over the phone on August 22 and told the Malaysia’s Home Ministry about it, according to a report by the Malaysian Insider.