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| Abu Sayyaf responsible for Zamoanga bombing... |
| 2002-10-03 |
| Philippine authorities blamed the notorious Abu Sayyaf terror group for a bombing attack that killed an American Green Beret and two Filipinos outside a restaurant frequented by troops. Gen. Hermogenes Ebdane, the national police chief, blamed the attack on the al-Qaida linked Abu Sayyaf, known for kidnappings and beheadings throughout the predominantly Muslim southern Philippines. The driver of a motorcycle in which the nail-laden bomb was stashed was identified as an Abu Sayyaf member from a sketch based on witness accounts and his body, Ebdane said Thursday. The man was killed when the bomb went off. It's an Islamist thing... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |