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Bomb expert arrested in Mindanao
 A bomb expert with a $30,000 cash bounty on his head was arrested for his alleged involvement in the series of bombings and explosions in Mindanao, police said on Sunday.Chief Superintendent Noel delos Santos identified the suspect as Abu Salman also known as Sauman Usma, who was nabbed in Maguindanao province. He said Salman, a relative of foreign trained bomb expert Basit Usman, was shot in the leg when he tried to fight off the police who were armed with arrest warrants issued by a regional court where he was facing charges like murder and kidnapping. Security sources confirmed that Salman was linked to Jemaah Islamiyah extremists. Meanwhile, the Philippine government said the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was helping the them track down members of the Abu Sayyaf wanted for kidnappings in Mindanao. Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma said, "The partnership is already a given because the government and the MILF are already hunting down the kidnappers." He pointed out that such co-operation included a crackdown on criminal syndicates preying on prominent Mindanao personalities and business firms by demanding the payment of "protection money". Posted by: ryuge 2014-10-28 |
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