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| The two German hostages were reportedly seized at gunpoint in April, from a yacht between Malaysia and the Philippines |
A Philippines-based militant group has threatened to kill two German hostages it captured in April.
Abu Sayyaf demanded a ransom and an end to German support for
the US-led coalition against Islamic State (IS), a monitoring service
called SITE reports.Abu Sayyaf has proclaimed allegiance to IS, a hardline Islamist group that has seized large areas of Iraq and Syria.
Germany said it had "heard about the report" but refused to withdraw support for US action against IS.
A German foreign ministry spokeswoman said that threats were "not an appropriate way to influence our policy in Syria and Iraq".
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