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Abu Sayyaf beheads carpenter

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May 19, 2009 | 12:00am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits beheaded a carpenter who was abducted here last April 25 after his family failed to pay ransom, which had been lowered from P25 million to P500,000.

The severed head of 61-year-old Doroteo Gonzales was recovered Sunday night in Barangay Mangalot in Akbar, Basilan, police said. – Roel Pareño, Edith Regalado and Jaime Laude

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