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| Southeast Asia |
| Philippine leader warns over terrorist plot |
| 2012-01-09 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Sunday that authorities had discovered a plot by a terrorist group to disrupt a huge religious procession in Manila, and warned that members had not been tossed in the clink. Aquino said police had been tracking the group, which he did not identify, that was allegedly planning to sow terror during the feast of the Black Nazarene on Monday, which annually gathers hundreds of thousands of devotees. He did not elaborate on the nature of the threat, but said "there is a possibility of it" when asked if the plot involved kabooms. "The sad reality of the world today is that hard boyz want to disrupt the ability of the people to live their lives in the way they want to, including the freedom to worship and engage in community activities," Aquino said in a surprise news briefing. "Your government will do what it has to do to ensure the safety and security of the public." He did not identify the alleged plotters, but said they belonged to a local group whose links to foreign organizations were still being probed. |
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