Manila bomb plot thwarted with arrest of Malaysian
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MANILA - PHILIPPINE forces have arrested suspected Malaysian terrorist Mohamas Amin, who had a bounty of more than US$12,000 (Bt424,000) on his head, and thwarted a bombing plot in Metro Manila.
The Philippine national police on Monday said it had thwarted an attempt by a terrorist bomb expert to stage bombing attacks in the heart of Manila.
Alleged Malaysian terrorist Mohamas Aminwas presented in a press briefing by Chief Superintendant Roel Obusan, acting director of the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.
A grenade, several rounds of ammunition, various identification cards, a blue print of a mall in Quezon City and a cellular phone were also confiscated.
“Our operatives confiscated a blue print of a building, a condo mall,” Obusan said.
- PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
