Sekkingstad back in Norway: – One year of terror
Kjartan Sekkingstad landed on Friday morning in Norway after a year of captivity in the Philippines. The 57-year-old told about a year of hunger, misinformation…
Kjartan Sekkingstad
Sekkingstad likely going to Norway on Tuesday
Kjartan Sekkingstad will travel likely to Norway on Tuesday. On Monday he will through rigorous medical examinations in the Philippine capital Manila. The Sotra man…
Sekkingstad: – The worst was when my two friends were beheaded
Kjartan Sekkingstad tells of a terrible year beeing taken hostage by Abu Sayyaf guerrillas in the Philippines. The toughest was to find that his two…
Solberg: – A happy day for Norway
Norway has not approved any handover of ransom to release Kjartan Sekkingstad but thanked Philippines authorities for their efforts, said Prime Minister Erna Solberg Sunday….
Brother of Sekkingstad: “I am relieved”
“I am happy and relieved that Kjartan is finally set free from Abu Sayyaf. The most important thing now is that he is healthy and…
Abu Sayyaf has released Sekkingstad
The Norwegian hostage Kjartan Sekkingstad should be set free by the Islamist group Abu Sayyaf, in the Philippines, after being held hostage for nearly a…
Cautious optimism in Philippines negotiations
In nearly 50 years they have fought, and for 30 of them they have tried to make peace. Now the authorities in the Philippines and…
Remains of killed Canadian found in Philippines
Soldiers in the Philippines have found more remains after a Canadian who was killed by Abu Sayyaf guerrillas while being held hostage along with the…
Philippine kidnappers extend ransom deadline for Kjartan Sekkingstad
The Islamic extremists who last month killed one of their hostages, has extended the deadline to pay ransom for the two hostages Kjartan Sekkingstad and…