From InterAksyon (Jul 18): Suspected Abu Sayyaf member arrested in Tipo-Tipo
Reports reaching Manila indicated that a suspected member of the Al-Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was arrested Sunday afternoon by combined police and military operatives during manhunt operation in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan.
The Director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Chief Supt. Roel Obusan, cited reports from the field identifying the arrested person as Hadji Biki Abdala alias 'Hadji Hassan'.
Obusan said that Abdala or Hadji Hassan was collared by forces from the Western Mindanao Regional command based in Zamboanga City.
Abdala is wanted by authorities for nine counts of murder.
According to CIDG regional chief Senior Supt. John Guyguyon, Adbdala had been elusive in several entrapment operations launched against him.
"But this time, we were able to corner and arrest him," Guyguyon.
The ASG operates mainly in Basilan and Sulu, and has been involved in high-profile kidnappings of local and foreign victims.
http://interaksyon.com/article/130474/suspected-abu-sayyaf-member-arrested-in-tipo-tipo
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