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| 3 suspects killed, 3 others captured following Philippine Congress blast |
| 2007-11-15 |
| MANILA, (Xinhua) -- Three rebel Abu Sayyaf members suspected to be involved in Tuesday's blast at the Philippine Congress complex were killed and three others captured during a joint raid Thursday afternoon in a depressed community in the country's capital region, said the police. The explosion took place Tuesday night while congressmen were going out of the House after the session adjournment, claiming four lives including a lawmaker from the southern Philippines. "There are indications that this group has involvement in the blast," said Army spokesman Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres after the raid staged by elements of the Army and the police of the Philippines. The joint team swooped down on a safe house in the community at around 4:20 p.m. local time (0820 GMT), ensuing a five-minute exchange of gunfires, Torres told reporters. When asked what are the indications that the suspects were indeed involved in the bombing on Tuesday night, Torres said, "I cannot ascertain. That is the report that reached me. They are suspected Abu Sayyaf Group members and the reason for the raid is somewhat related to the investigation on the blast." "They are suspects (in the blast). The initial report that we received is that there are indications that they have something to do with the blast," he said. On Wednesday, a leader of Abu Sayyaf Group, by the name of Kumander Noth Mudalam, denied that the group was responsible for the explosion. "We are not responsible for the bombing in Congress," said the Abu Sayyaf commander in Basilan, South Philippines. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #1 This one is great fun. The blast killed a Philippine congressman named Wahib Akbar. Wahib was the governor of Basilan Island. He was one of the founding fathers of the Abu Sayyaff and a mentor to Janjalani and Hamjarabi Sali, the guys who took the Burnhams and beheaded Gene Sobrerro. This guy Akbar should have died years ago! Yesterday was a good day but my only question was if Akbar was the target or was he planting the bomb when it went off? |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2007-11-15 17:43 |