 Philippine authorities have arrested a suspected Islamic radical and four others for a bomb blast earlier this week that killed 14 people. Army brigade commander, Colonel Alfredo Cayton, says two women and three men have been arrested in connection with Sunday's explosion at a market in General Santos City. He says while one of the men arrested is a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf rebel group, it is too early to conclude that the blast was the handiwork of militants. Some officials say the gang could have been hired by shopkeepers feuding over the market where the bomb was placed, or by a gang looking to extort money from businessmen. |