Posts by tag: Terrorism

17 years ago

Soldiers arrest, jail, torture, starve, frame 2 Moros

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the brutal torture of two men, both belong to Muslim minorities, following their arrest by soldiers over allegations they are involved in incidents of bombing in Central Mindanao.

17 years ago

After bombings, Weena Bus tightens security

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By GERMELINA A. LACORTE and CHERYLL D. FIEL

Rejecting claims by the military that Jemaah Islamiyan terrorists were behind last week’s bus bombings, Weena, the bus company, believes that these were part of an extortion attempt. Leftists, however, see something more sinister.

17 years ago

Oliver North, live from Jolo

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Oliver North, the former colonel in the US Army who figured prominently in the Iran-Contra scandal in the ’80s, recently reported for the Fox News Channel the hunt for terrorists in Sulu. “It was like hitting the jackpot in the global war on terrorism,” North said in his report, referring to the $10 million reward given to Filipinos who provided information that led to the deaths of Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu Solaiman. North hosts Fox’s “War Stories.”

17 years ago

US gives P490-million reward for Sayyaf deaths

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The United States embassy in Manila today gave a $10 million (at least 450 million pesos) reward to four Filipinos who provided information that led to the deaths of Abu Sayyaf leaders Khadaffy Janjalani and Abu Sulaiman. It was the second-largest reward the US has given in its anti-terrorism campaign in the Philippines. Read the full story.