Only the 15-year-old-son of Zulkipli bin Hir alias
"Marwan," the Malaysian bomb-maker killed during the Mamasapano,
Maguindanao incident last Jan. 25, survived the special operation that
neutralized Filipino terror leader Basit Usman and his five followers in
Guindulungan town before noon Sunday.
This was stressed by a government source who also claimed
that Usman and his men were gunned down by "assets" while waiting for
the radio broadcast of the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout last May 3.
He added that the "assets" were embedded in
Usman's group.
The source further said that these operatives were
responsible for giving security forces exact location and disposition of the
bandit leader's group.
With this information, government troops were able to foil
and attack Usman's group, causing casualties to the latter.
The source also stressed that the "assets"
literally decided to jump the gun on Usman and his followers after seeing the
latter slumped down, listening to the radio, waiting for the Mayweather-Pacquiao
bout at 10 a.m. Sunday.
"All of them, Usman and his five followers, were killed
on the spot when our 'assets' decided to fire on them," he stressed.
Of Usman's group, only Marwan's 15-year old son managed to
escape despite being wounded.
After making their kill, the "assets" then fled
into a government safe house as nearby Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
fighters arrived at the scene and fired indiscriminately, in a bid to scare
would-be attackers or ambushers.
"The 'assets' will definitely (be) given the US$
1-million (placed by the US State Department) and the Php6.3 million placed on
Usman's head," the source said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=758565
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