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| JI trainees told to rescue captured hard boyz as part of their final exam |
| 2005-08-20 |
| Newly trained Jemaah Islamiyah operatives have been tasked with rescuing three jailed comrades here as part of their test mission, police authorities said. Chief Supt. Danilo Mangila, Central Mindanao police director, told reporters that because of this report, he has sent more policemen to reinforce security within the General Santos City Reformatory Center in Lanton in Apopong Village here. Last month, the police and the military arrested alleged JI member Norodin Mangelen alias Nords from his safehouse in Maguindanao. His arrest led to the capture of his two other colleagues Pedro Hamsa and Ali Salipada. They were tagged as suspects in the Dec. 12, 2004 public market bombing here and in the March 4, 2003 Davao City airport bomb attack. Mangelen and the two other suspects are detained at the reformatory center. Mangila said the police have also intensified its intelligence monitoring to avert any attempt by the JI to rescue Mangelen and his companions. Mangila said the police could not allow a repeat of the Nov. 2002 jailbreak here, when about 50 gunmen sprang Pentagon kidnap gang leader Tahir Alonto out of the detention facility. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |