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Canadian Hostage Killed by Islamist Militants

25/04/2016 GMT

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Abu Sayyaf group blamed for John Ridsdel's death, mass Egyptian protests

Abu Sayyaf group blamed for John Ridsdel's death, another gay activist hacked to death in Bangladesh, global warming leads to big rise in plant growth

Abu Sayyaf group in the Philippines blamed for John Ridsdel's death, another gay rights activist hacked to death in Bangladesh, mass Egyptian protests, global warming leads to big rise in plant growth

(Photo of Canadian tourist John Ridsdel taken on September 22, 2015, on Samal island. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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