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| Philippines defense secretary tells the public to be ready for terror attacks |
| 2005-08-29 |
| DEFENSE Secretary Avelino Cruz advised the public on Sunday to remain vigilant amid reports the Philippines is on the list of targets of the al-Qaeda terrorist network this year. "We should be prepared always. The public should remain vigilant while we continue to intensify our intelligence operations," Cruz told reporters. He said there is "no official confirmation" of reports quoting South Korean intelligence that the country has been lined up for attacks by the al-Qaeda. Cruz issued the statement before news broke of a bomb explosion at a passenger ferry in Basilan early Sunday morning, which injured 30 people. "Pursuit operations against the Abu Sayyaf and the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) are ongoing. We are hot on their trail everyday," Cruz said. A senior official of South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) was quoted as saying that the al-Qaeda has placed the Philippines, South Korea, and Japan on its list of secondary targets, after the United States, Britain and Australia. Security officials said the explosion on the M/V Doña Ramona could be the handiwork of terrorist groups after it was discovered that an improvised bomb, not a cooking gas tank, caused the explosion. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 even better, incarcerate and torture every Saudi "humanitarian worker" until you find the one with the killers' money. Kill him and send his head back |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-29 23:08 |