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| Jemaah Islamiyah plot to bomb the Pope revealed |
| 2015-02-10 |
| [Gulf Today] The leader of a Philippine National Police elite unit on Monday disclosed they have uncovered a plot by Jemaah Islamiyah to bomb Pope Francis' motorcade during his recent five-day visit to the Philippines. Deputy Director Getulio Napenas made the disclosure during testimony before a Senate hearing on the deaths of 44 police commandos during a raid in Maguindanao province on January 25. Napenas revealed they received reliable information that Marwan, a senior member of the JI who was killed in the raid, plotted to bomb the pontiff's convoy while his motorcade was on Teodoro Kalaw Street in Manila on January 18. The Pope was on his way to attend a major event on that penultimate day of his five-day visit. Napenas also disputed the MILF claim that they only suffered a total of 18 casualties. The commandos killed at least 250 MILF members and several BIFF members, he told the committee. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 "Marwan" supposedly trained up to 3000 Jihad Boyz, both Locals + Foreigners, in Bomb-making + other before his seeming recent demise. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-02-10 21:47 |