THE military has beefed up security to all American officials and personnel and US facilities in the country although the Armed Forces said it has no specific intelligence report about possible targets of terrorist attacks in connection with the arrest of four suspects including a Filipino-American in the United States. “Oo, nag-augment kami, hindi lahat pero sa mga vital installations din,” Maj. Gen. Francisco Cruz Jr., Armed Forces deputy chief of staff for personnel (J-2) said. Cruz said the military remains on alert status when it comes to global and local terrorism with or without a specific threat. “Wala naman kaming natatanggap e. Parati naman tayong naka-alert with or without specific threat lalo na sa mga embassies, automatic iyan, maximum security sila parati. Of course, parati namang target ang Philippines e, hindi ba?” he said. Cruz said they were still trying to verify the report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that among the targets of the arrested terrorists are Americans and US facilities in the Philippines. The FBI earlier announced the arrest of 23-year-old Ralph Kenneth de Leon, a US permanent resident born in the Philippines; 34-year-old American Sohiel Omar Kabir; Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales and Arifeen David Gojali. The FBI said the group planned to use the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) to execute their terror activities in the country. The ASG is composed of a handful of Muslim extremists involved in the high-profile kidnap-for-ransom activities against foreign and local tourists. The bandit group operates in Basilan and Sulu.
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