The military and the police have arrested 100 suspected...
The military and the police have arrested 100 suspected Abu Sayyaf members and sympathisers in southern Philippines after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced a major crackdown to end a prolonged hostage crisis, a senior official said
The military and the police have arrested 100 suspected Abu Sayyaf members and sympathisers in southern Philippines after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced a major crackdown to end a prolonged hostage crisis, a senior official said.
Arroyo warned that those arrested could face the death penalty for helping the rebels, who were holding 21 American and Filipino hostages on Basilan island. She said she ordered the crackdown because of "lawlessness" in the southern island of Basilan, the rebels' hiding-place.
Arroyo warned that those arrested could face the death penalty for helping the rebels, who were holding 21 American and Filipino hostages on Basilan island. She said she ordered the crackdown because of "lawlessness" in the southern island of Basilan, the rebels' hiding-place.
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- (Sources: Middle East Intelligence Wire, Gulf News, 16/07/2001)