Filipino militant's killing cripples Abu Sayyaf
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A young, brash militant who gained notoriety after posing for cameras with three Red Cross hostages became the latest casualty of US-backed Philippine military assaults that have slowly eliminated the country's most wanted terrorist suspects.
Albader Parad is best remembered as head of a faction of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group who demanded a ransom last year for the release of the Red Cross workers a Swiss, an Italian and a Filipino. All three were freed after months in jungle captivity despite threats to behead them. (AP)
