[1] Pretext alert: they will retaliate for the deaths of the prisoners, with no admission whatsoever of the fact that their own actions led to those deaths. From [2] AP, with thanks to Nicolei:

MANILA: Grieving relatives buried yesterday 22 Muslim inmates killed when police stormed a maximum-security jail seized by suspected Abu Sayyaf guerillas, while troops secured the capital and key cities, fearing retaliatory attacks by the terror group.

Three of the slain detainees were prominent commanders of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf who authorities said led the 29-hour standoff that ended when police special forces stormed the jail in Camp Bagong Diwa in a hail of gunfire on Tuesday.

The jail in Manila's Taguig suburb housed 425 inmates, including 129
suspected Abu Sayyaf members and leaders.

Relatives of the victims raised clenched fists and yelled "Allahu Akbar!" - God is great - as they carried the bodies in white blankets to a mass grave. A Muslim religious leader recited a prayer before relatives pushed earth over the bodies using shovels and hands.

"There is anger and sadness, but this is a reality we must accept," said Mujib Hataman, a Muslim negotiator who unsuccessfully tried to end the standoff peacefully.

Many relatives criticised the government for the attack, believing the inmates were mercilessly killed and falsely made to appear to have put up a fight with smuggled weapons.

"They didn't have guns. They were killed without the slightest chance of defending themselves," Haji Maimuna said, wiping away tears.

Metropolitan Manila Police Chief Avelino Razon blamed lapses by jail officials for the violence, saying some cell gates were unlocked and guards carried firearms when they approached inmates on Monday.

He also admitted that jail officials had been warned of an Abu Sayyaf escape plot, and that not enough was done to prevent it.

An Abu Sayyaf leader still at large, Abu Sulaiman, warned in a radio interview on Tuesday that the militants would bring war "right into your doorstep" in Manila....