Friday, January 23, 2015

No threats against Pope Francis visit, AFP maintains

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 23): No threats against Pope Francis visit, AFP maintains

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday is standing pat on its claim that there were no security threats during Pope Francis' recently concluded visit last Jan. 15 to 19.

Col. Restituto Padilla, AFP spokesman, made the statement on Friday after reports came out claiming that military intelligence detected an ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) plot against the Pontiff.

He said their security evaluations have not uncovered any evidence of such when completing their preparations for Pope Francis arrival.

"We were unable to confirm that information," Padilla said in Filipino.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=728469

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