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Philippines Nabs Suspected Chief Of Terrorist Group
By James Hookway 408 words 27 October 2005 The Wall Street Journal A18English(Copyright (c) 2005, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)
Philippine security forces dealt a blow to a dangerous terrorist alliance, capturing the suspected leader of a group of militant Muslim converts that is linked to the Abu Sayyaf terrorist organization.
Hilarion del Rosario Santos III, a former Christian who converted to Islam and allegedly led a radical group known as the Rajah Solaiman Movement, was arrested with his wife and five other suspected militants by Philippine military intelligence officers early yesterday at a hideout in Zamboanga City on the southern island of Mindanao.
Mr. Santos's group has been linked by Philippine police to a series of terror attacks in the Philippines, including the bombing of a ferry in Manila Bay last year that killed 116 people.
Philippine intelligence officials say Mr. Santos and other Muslim converts from the Manila area had been playing an important role in Abu Sayyaf's efforts to evolve beyond its roots as an kidnap-for-ransom gang and become a full-fledged terrorist group.
Abu Sayyaf also has been forging closer ties to Southeast Asia's Jemaah Islamiyah, a Muslim militant network with historical links to al Qaeda.The Indonesia-centered radical group has dispatched bomb-making experts to the Philippines to help train Abu Sayyaf recruits, intelligence officials say.
So far, however, it has been Abu Sayyaf's alliance with the less well-known Rajah Solaiman Movement that has proved more effective.
With an intimate knowledge of potential terrorist targets in Manila, followers of Mr. Santos find it easier to blend into the crowd than members of Abu Sayyaf, whose familiarity with urban areas is limited to the towns of the southern Philippines, security officials say... >>
By James Hookway 408 words 27 October 2005 The Wall Street Journal A18English(Copyright (c) 2005, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)
Philippine security forces dealt a blow to a dangerous terrorist alliance, capturing the suspected leader of a group of militant Muslim converts that is linked to the Abu Sayyaf terrorist organization.
Hilarion del Rosario Santos III, a former Christian who converted to Islam and allegedly led a radical group known as the Rajah Solaiman Movement, was arrested with his wife and five other suspected militants by Philippine military intelligence officers early yesterday at a hideout in Zamboanga City on the southern island of Mindanao.
Mr. Santos's group has been linked by Philippine police to a series of terror attacks in the Philippines, including the bombing of a ferry in Manila Bay last year that killed 116 people.
Philippine intelligence officials say Mr. Santos and other Muslim converts from the Manila area had been playing an important role in Abu Sayyaf's efforts to evolve beyond its roots as an kidnap-for-ransom gang and become a full-fledged terrorist group.
Abu Sayyaf also has been forging closer ties to Southeast Asia's Jemaah Islamiyah, a Muslim militant network with historical links to al Qaeda.The Indonesia-centered radical group has dispatched bomb-making experts to the Philippines to help train Abu Sayyaf recruits, intelligence officials say.
So far, however, it has been Abu Sayyaf's alliance with the less well-known Rajah Solaiman Movement that has proved more effective.
With an intimate knowledge of potential terrorist targets in Manila, followers of Mr. Santos find it easier to blend into the crowd than members of Abu Sayyaf, whose familiarity with urban areas is limited to the towns of the southern Philippines, security officials say... >>
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