Wed, Apr 07, 2004 - Page 5 News List

Suspected Abu Sayyaf guerrillas charged

ON TRIAL As the six handcuffed suspects appeared in public yesterday, a former hostage of the Islamic group came forward and slapped two of the alleged gunmen

AFP , MANILA

Defense Secretary Eduardo Ermita told reporters on Monday that the authorities were looking into the possibility of operational links between the Abu Sayyaf and the Jemaah Islamiyah, some of whose militants are alleged to have trained in rebel camps in the southern Philippines.

This story has been viewed 2911 times.
TOP top