Military and police operatives arrested a bomb expert and
former member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Special Operations Group
(MILF-SOG) during operations in North Cotabato
on Wednesday.
Col. Noel Detoyato, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
public affairs office chief, in a statement Friday, identified the suspect as
Abdul Manap Mentang alias "Manny/Manap/Al-Molk".
He was arrested in Barangay Panatan, Pigcawayan, Cotabato by
virtue of standing warrants of arrest issued separately by Davao City
Mentang is responsible in the Sasa
Wharf and Ecoland terminal bombing in Davao City
Previous investigations revealed that Mentang was included
in the first batch of a 15-man group that was trained on basic demolition for
urban terrorism by the Jemaah Islamiyah in 1995.
He was also known to have trained some MILF members on
bomb-making during that time.
Mentang was arrested in Santa Ana ,
Manila
Mentang is now under the custody of the Philippine National
Police in Davao City
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=826770
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