Alleged jihadist mastermind caught in Philippines
Posted by Robert on August 3, 2005 4:45 PM
"Alleged Terror Bomber Captured in Southern Philippines," from [1] Arab News, with thanks to Eschwapp:
ZAMBOANGA CITY, 3 August 2005 — Security forces stormed an Abu Sayyaf hideout and captured a wanted militant leader tagged as the brains behind a series of bombings in the southern Philippines, officials have said. Troops shot and wounded Alex Kahal, alias Alex Alvarez, after a brief firefight late Sunday in the village of Recodo.“His capture is a big blow to the Abu Sayyaf. We will not allow terror to reign,” the commander of the army’s 1st Infantry Division, Maj. Gen. Gabriel Habacon, told the Arab News.
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