By Jaime Laude
MANILA, Philippines - Combined security forces now running after the Abu Sayyaf are confident that the bandits will eventually run out of luck and pay for the beheading of German hostage Juergen Kantner.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Eduardo Año said he expects contact between government troops and the bandits anytime.
“There’s an ongoing operation and we expect positive results anytime,” he said.
Año said the troops are more determined to go after the Abu Sayyaf after they beheaded Kantner last Sunday.
Kantner and his companion Sabine Merz were taken captive in November on their 53-foot yacht near Sabah, eastern Malaysia, and brought to Jolo, Sulu.
Merz was shot dead when she tried to resist the militants.
On Sunday, the bandits beheaded Kantner after the deadline for the P30-million ransom demand had lapsed.
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