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Southeast Asia |
MILF Plenum Begins in S. Philippines; Guns Banned |
2005-05-29 |
![]() The security officers said they have orders to seize illegal weapons from civilians or other MILF members. "MILF members and civilians who are attending the plenum are not allowed to bring their weapons and we have orders to seize them. We don't want any incident that may sabotage this plenum," one rebel security officer told Arab News. Officials from the both the MILF and the government said they wanted to make sure that saboteurs would not disrupt the peace process. |
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