The components of an improvised explosive device, including a tape-wrapped 60mm mortar shell (bottom left), recovered from alleged Jemaah Islamiyah bomber Mohammad Noor Fikrie, who was killed by police in Davao City. (photo courtesy of Senior Superintendent Ronald dela Rosa)
Police in Davao City on Friday evening shot and killed a suspected member of the extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah, and arrested his wife. Senior Superintendent Ronald dela Rosa, city police chief, said they initially received information that alleged JI bomber Malaysian Mohammad Noor Fikrie Bin Abd Kahar and his Filipina wife checked in at the Sampaguita Hotel at the corner of Camus and Quirino Streets at 7 p.m. The couple reportedly was in possession of an improvised explosive device that was to be used in a planned attack in the city. Dela Rosa immediately alerted his personnel and negotiated with the hotel management for the arrest of the suspects.
Passport page showing the picture of Malaysian Mohammad Noor Fikrie, an alleged member of Jemaah Islamiyah, who was killed by police in Davao City (photo courtesy of Sr Supt Ronald dela Rosa)
At 10:30 p.m. the couple checked out of their room. While at the hotel lobby, elements of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) accosted Fikrie and his wife, identified as Sorsogon native Anabelle Nieva Lee, who was wearing a black backpack containing the suspected bomb. But instead of yielding, Fikrie held up a cellphone and declared: "If you arrest or shoot me, I have a bomb, I will explode it!" This prompted everyone to scamper for safety while the couple, embracing each other, walked out the hotel. Fikrie was still holding the cellphone threatening to detonate the bomb.
"Take down orders were given to SWAT snipers but could not be implemented since the area was overcrowded with pedestrians and motorists," dela Rosa said. When Fikrie got the backpack from his wife and ran towards People's Park, he was chased by authorities until he was cornered in front of the Apo View Hotel where he was shot and killed by SWAT team. The bomb, composed of a 60mm mortar round, was successfully disabled.
Passport page showing immigration stamps indicating the date of departure from Malaysia of alleged JI member Malaysian Mohammad Noor Fikrie and his arrival in Manila as well as his allowable stay in the country (photo courtesy of Sr Supt Ronald dela Rosa)
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/50482/alleged-ji-bomber-shot-and-killed-in-davao-city
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