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| Abu Sayyaf Gunmen captured, explosives seized |
| 2003-09-15 |
| Troops have captured two Muslim Abu Sayyaf gunmen and seized chemicals used in making explosives in separate operations in the southern Philippines, the military said. Idris Wahid and Nain Yusop were arrested at a hotel in the southern city of Zamboanga, military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Lucero said. "The rebels are still being interrogated and one of them, Nain Yusop, has a 150,000-peso (bounty) for his capture," Lucero said. Somebody’s buying beer tonight. Meanwhile, soldiers raided an Abu Sayyaf hideout in the nearby island of Jolo and seized assorted chemicals and detonators used in manufacturing homemade bombs, the military’s southern command said. The hideout in a remote village near the town of Patikul was believed to be owned by Jujurim Hussein, identified an Abu Sayyaf leader who is also responsible for the kidnapping of a local dentist and his nephew two weeks ago. Hussein and the hostages were not in the hideout at the time of the raid, the military said. Pity. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 "Oh, the monkeys have no tails in Zamboanga!"... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-9-15 2:44:04 PM |
| #2 I meant did not get 'Jujurim Hussein' and his hostages. (sorry..). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-9-15 1:15:43 PM |
| #1 150,000 PHP (Philippine Peso) is about... $3,000 USD. Still can buy a lot of beer and pizza. Too bad they did not him. Do you think he recieved a 'tip off' from a |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-9-15 1:14:25 PM |