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| Abu Sayyaf not behind Spanish embassy bomb |
| 2005-03-28 |
| Police found and defused an explosive device outside the Spanish embassy building in Makati on Saturday evening, reports said. The Philippine National Police, however, said it was not part of a terror plot by the bandit Abu Sayyaf Group. Deputy Director General Avelino Razon, chief of the National Capital Region Police Office, said the bomb found in front of ATC building in Makati is not similar to the bombs used by the bandit group in the past. The bomb, which was placed inside a shoebox, contained black powder used in firecrackers and a cell phone. Razon said even if the bomb exploded it would only cause minimal damage. The discovery of the bomb followed police and the military assessments that threats from terrorists have been foiled because of the intensified security measures implemented during the Holy Week. Earlier reports said ten members of regional terror group Jema'ah Islamiyah along with members of the Abu Sayyaf Group was planning bomb attacks in Manila during the holidays. The report was issued after the arrest of an alleged Jema'ah Islamiyah member who claimed a terrorist plot was unfolding in several cities of the country. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |