Canadian hostage John Ridsdel has been killed by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines.
Prime Minister condemned the killing on Monday calling the beheading "an act of cold-blood murder."
“Canada condemns without reservation the brutality of the hostage-takers and this unnecessary death,” Canadian Trudeau said in a statement. “This was an act of cold-blooded murder and responsibility rests squarely with the terrorist group who took him hostage.”
“The government of Canada is committed to working with the government of the Philippines and international partners to pursue those responsible for this heinous act.”
While spending his vacation in the Philippines, Ridsdel, a 68-year-old former mining executive, was captured along with several others by the militants in September 2015.
The Philippine army found a severed head inside a plastic bag on Monday in Jolo, a capital in Southern Phillipines. The discovery came just five hours after the deadline for ransom had expired, CBS News reports. Kidnappers were demanding 300 million pesos ($6.5 million) for each of the three Canadian men held captive.
