By David Shum and Nicole Bogart, Global News, June 13, 2016
Trudeau said the government holds the terrorist group fully responsible for Hall’s murder.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “reason to believe” that Robert Hall, a Canadian man held captive by the Islamic State-linked group Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines, has been executed after a ransom deadline expired.
“It is with deep sadness that I have reason to believe that a Canadian citizen, Robert Hall, held hostage in the Philippines since September 21, 2015, has been killed by his captors,” read a statement by the prime minister.
