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| Southeast Asia |
| Abu Sayyaf member arrested over beheadings |
| 2004-09-12 |
| A Muslim militant wanted over the beheading of four farm workers three years ago has been captured in the southern Philippines, the military said Saturday. Asdal Ismael, also known as Abu Junaid and Abu Ismael, was captured by military intelligence in a remote part of Isabela City, capital of Basilan island, on Thursday, local military chief Colonel Raymundo Ferrer said. Ismael was identified as taking part in a raid by the Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim kidnapping gang, on a Basilan coconut plantation which ended in the beheading of four farm workers, Ferrer said. He is being questioned by the military before being turned over to legal authorities for filing of charges, the military said. The farm raid was seen as a diversionary tactic to slow down the pursuit of another Abu Sayyaf group hiding in Basilan after kidnapping 20 tourist and resort workers in May, 2001 including three Americans. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 ... the beheading of four farm workers .... The farm raid was seen as a diversionary tactic to slow down the pursuit of another Abu Sayyaf group Let's give this culture a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. . |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-09-12 8:57:48 AM |