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Top MILF Commander Captured Inside Mall
ZAMBOANGA CITY, 3 July 2003 â Security forces have captured a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader implicated in the series of bombings on Mindanao Island, officials said yesterday.Sulaiiman Dimasalang, a commander of the Bangasamoro Islamic Armed Forces, was captured Tuesday afternoon inside a shopping mall in Cotabato City, a military spokesman Lt. Col. Daniel Lucero said. How embarassing Lucero said the rebel was implicated in the bombings of the international airport and a pier in Davao City and is being interrogated in an undisclosed military base in central Mindanao. Ah yes, the world famous undisclosed location(tm). Lucero said soldiers and policemen captured Dimasalang inside the Cotabato City Arcade around 1 p.m. after intelligence operatives positively identified him. He said the rebel, who has a string of criminal cases, tried to escape, but was overpowered by security forces. âHe is one of the most notorious MILF personalities that we are pursuing and we finally got him,â he said. "It's San Miguel Time!" Seized from the rebel were 9 identification cards, a list of phone numbers of mostly MILF personalities and a photocopy of a bank check amounting to two million pesos ($37,000) and documents, whose contents were not disclosed by the military. 9 ID cards, yup, he's a islamic militant. The MILF has strongly denied that Dimasalang was involved in terrorism. Spokesman Eid Kabalu said the rebel leader is even helping the police in its anti-illegal drug campaign in central Mindanao. âDimasalang is not a terrorist and we deny all accusations against him or against the MILF,â Kabalu said. "Lies, all lies!" Posted by: Steve 2003-07-03 |
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