There are no members of the jihadist terror group Islamic
State in Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) in the Philippines
This was stressed by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Ricardo Visaya Thursday in a message to the PNA.
"There are no ISIS
here. Only groups like ASG (Abu Sayyaf Group) that publicly declared support to
the said group are in Mindanao but they are not ISIS ,"
he added.
Visaya made this statement in response to claims made by
acting Davao City
mayor Paolo Duterte who earlier said that ISIS
militants are threatening the city.
“I haven't received any similar report but as always terrorist
threats are part of our intelligence units monitoring efforts,” the AFP chief
stressed.
The younger Duterte said that he has already alerted the
local military and police to avert the plot.
But he did not elaborate on the threat which he said still
being validated by authorities.
Nevertheless, he asked the public to be vigilant and report
individuals who are acting suspiciously.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=902014
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