Philippine military chief confirms wanted militant killed
Source: AP
MANILA, Philippines (AP) The Philippine military chief confirmed Monday that wanted Filipino bomb-maker Basit Usman, who has links to the Indonesian-based Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist network and is a suspect in deadly bomb attacks in the south, has been killed.
Washington has offered a $1 million award for Usman's capture and prosecution.
Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang said that infighting among Usman's bodyguards led to a firefight Sunday in southern Maguindanao province, near a designated safe area for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the largest Muslim rebel group that signed a peace deal with the government last year.
He said it was not clear how Usman was killed, and the military was investigating if he was already dead when Muslim rebels arrived to check the firefight. "What we are confirming is Basit Usman is dead," Catapang told reporters, saying the military has physical evidence, including people who saw Usman's body being buried. He said the military commander in the area was investigating if Muslim rebels had a role in Usman's killing.
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cosmicone
(11,014 posts)I think every country in the world should exterminate these vermin.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)On a lighter note, I am learning so much from my beautiful Philippina daughter in law....(she is from Cebu and taught Math for 11 years in Zambo (Zamboanga) - here in states 2 years August..already teaching elementary math...
News from the Philippines is always welcome...unrest is prevalent in many parts of the Philippines - Zamboanga, another hot spot for kidnapping. We keep up with goings on - Thank you -
She also explains that Pacquiao, of course highly revered, is also a very charitable person..always helping his native people....especially the with devastation from Typhoon Yolanda...so many people still displaced...
Just a quick anecdote - due to the proximity of the Philippines to the equator, your shadow is "no bigger than a dog"...she speaks Tagalog (I'm learning too) and English...so absolutely adorable....
Be well OS