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Two top Abu Sayyaf terrorists arrested in the Philippines |
2008-01-04 |
Two al-Qaida-linked Muslim Troops arrested suspected Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Tuwatin Anahalul in Zamboanga del Sur province's Margusatubig town Thursday, said Lt. Gen. Nelson Allaga. Anahalul, also called Abu Basilan, has a $48,700 bounty on his head. "He was involved in the Lamitan siege and Dos Palmas kidnapping," Allaga said. Allaga was referring to the 2001 kidnapping at the Dos Palmas resort in western Palawan province. The Abu Sayyaf kidnappers brought their hostages by boat from Palawan to southern Basilan island, where they raided a hospital in Lamitan town. The militants, with hostages in tow, escaped four days later from the hospital after battling government troops. Anahalul later guided troops as they arrested another Abu Sayyaf figure in Margusatubig. Officials have declined to name the second suspect because operations related to the case are continuing. |
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