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| Philippines hunting 4 female JI members |
| 2005-08-14 |
| POLICE and military intelligence agents have launched a hunt for four women believed to be members of a terrorist group, abs-cbnNEWS.com learned Sunday. âThe possibility of terrorist cells using women is not very remote these days,â said Col. Eduardo del Rosario, head of Task Force Davao. He said intelligence reports indicated that the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) has recruited women in a campaign to sow terrorism in some parts of Mindanao. â[There are] reports that they will be using women members,â he said. Chief Supt. Antonio Billones, director of the Davao police regional office, also confirmed the intelligence report. Billones said they are tracking the women believed to be in possession of bomb-making materials. He added that the women terrorists are believed to be âanywhere in the northern part of Davao.â Del Rosario and Billones said the police and military are now equally treating women and men in security inspections. âSecurity checks in public places are more lenient on women than on men,â del Rosario said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |