The Philippinesâ largest separatist group yesterday joined Manila in welcoming the capture of top terrorist suspect Hambali, saying it hoped the arrest would mean an end to terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia. âLetâs hope that Hambaliâs capture would put an end to terrorism in Southeast Asia,â Eid Kabalu, spokesman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) told Arab News in a telephone interview. Philippine authorities have linked Hambaliâs group to the MILF, a charge the separatist group had piously strongly denied. Kabalu said: âWe are not in anyway connected with Hambali nor has the MILF any association with him or links with the Jemaah Islamiya and Al-Qaeda network. MILF leaders have never met Hambali in the past or any of his followers or JI or Al-Qaeda members.â |