Canadian hostage John Ridsdel killed in the Philippines

John Ridsdel, a Canadian held hostage by Islamist militants in the Philippines "has been killed at the hands of his captors,” said Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Ridsdel had been held hostage with three others since September of last year Last month, Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf released a video showing Ridsdel and the other captives threatening to do “something terrible” if the captors’ demands which included ransom - were not met Trudeau said Canada wouldn’t comment or release information that could compromise the other hostages’ safety or efforts to release them