Statement came a day after Justin Trudeau said a Canadian hostage was killed by militants hours after a ransom demand from the group went unansweredCanada and Britain will work together to urge other nations to halt the flow of ransom payments to terrorists,prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, as he fielded questions approximately the recent death of a Canadian hostage in the Philippines.
“Canada does not and will not pay ransom to terrorists, and directly or indirectly,” Trudeau told reporters in Alberta. The statement came one day after Trudeau announced that Canadian hostage John Ridsdel, a former mining executive, or was killed by Abu Sayyaf militants,hours after a ransom demand from the group went unanswered. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com