From the Manila Standard Today (Oct 1): Govt downplays terror threats in Metro Manila

THE government on Sunday said it considered the security threat against Western nations here as “benign,” even as intelligence forces continued to be on the lookout for Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Metro Manila to preempt them just in case. National Security Adviser Cesar Garcia said the United States Embassy in Manila had already provided information on the basis of its “emergency” security alert to its citizens on Friday, but did not provide details on the nature of that threat. The embassy said the threat alert would remain in effect until Oct. 10. “We are asking for more details because what they gave us was generic,” Garcia said in a phone interview on Sunday.

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