March 21, 2010
Davao ‘May Be Particular Target’ of Terror Attack
Published on January 9, 2007
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The Australian government has renewed its advisory warning its citizens from traveling to certain parts of the country, particularly in Mindanao and Cebu. The advisory warned that “Davao City may be a particular target” of terrorist attacks.
“The attacks could occur at any time, anywhere in Mindanao, including during the period 9-16 January which includes the Asean and East Asian Summits,” the advisory said. “Davao City may be a particular target.”
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[...] Davao Today [link] [...]
[...] Authorities have “downplayed” the advisory issued by the Australian government warning that Davao is a likely target of terror attacks in the coming days. “We knew about the threat. It has always been there. Davao is always included as target of the terrorists. That is why we have a Task Force Davao,” Director Catalino Cuy, the Davao City police chief, was quoted as saying in this report. Apparently, affirming the advisory is Cuy’s way of downplaying it. But his point seems to be that we all should feel safe that there’s Task Force Davao, whose existence, by the way, did not prevent terrorist attacks in the city, contrary to what Cuy might want the public to believe. [...]
[...] The explosion, the latest in a string of bombings in that city in the past few years, came amid warnings by foreign governments about possible terrorist attacks in Mindanao this week as the country hosts the 12th Asean Summit in Cebu. On Friday, a bomb exploded in nearby Cotabato City, wounding two people. [...]
[...] The explosion, the latest in a string of bombings in that city in the past few years, came amid warnings by foreign governments about possible terrorist attacks in Mindanao this week as the country hosts the 12th Asean Summit in Cebu. On Friday, a bomb exploded in nearby Cotabato City, wounding two people. [...]