Freed Norwegian hostage describes 'devastating' ordeal at hands of captors in Philippines

A Norwegian man freed by militants after a year of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines has described the ordeal as "devastating".

A Norwegian man freed by militants after a year of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines has described the ordeal as "devastating".

Kjartan Sekkingstad was freed by his Abu Sayyaf captors on Saturday to rebels from the larger Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), which has signed a peace deal with the Philippine government and helped negotiate his release.