Terror Alert In Philippines - Attack Expected
April 20, 2007
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The United States has warned of an impending major terrorist attack in the southern Philippines, where Al Qaeda-linked militants recently beheaded seven Christian hostages.
In an advisory to its citizens circulated late yesterday, the US embassy said the attack could take place anywhere on Mindanao, the country’s main southern island.
“The embassy has information that a terrorist group may be planning to carry out bombing attacks in central Mindanao over the next several days,” the travel notice said.
It asked Americans to “carefully consider plans” to visit the area, keep a low profile and avoid going to public places, including a national sports festival scheduled in Koronadal city from April 22 to 28.
“Recent credible information indicates terrorists may be in the advanced stage of attack planning,” it said. “The attacks may be imminent and could occur at any time, anywhere in Mindanao.”
It said there was a “very high threat” of terrorist attacks, including kidnappings.
Philippine troops have been engaged in a two-pronged counter-terrorism offensive against the Abu Sayyaf, the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) on Jolo.
MNLF rebels led by Islamic firebrand Habier Malik last week shelled an army base, killing two soldiers and a civilian and triggering heavy government reprisals.
Elsewhere in Jolo, troops are also on the trail of an Abu Sayyaf faction which on Thursday beheaded seven Christian workers seized three days earlier.
The MNLF was the country’s main Muslim separatist group until it sealed a peace pact with Manila in 1996.
Despite settling for limited autonomy, implementation of the agreement has been fraught with difficulties, with many hardline MNLF commanders still controlling armed units that constantly engage the military.
The Government said there appeared to be evidence that Malik may have joined forces with the Abu Sayyaf, which, like the JI, is on the US government’s list of foreign terrorist organisations.
Several Indonesian JI militants, including two wanted for deadly bombings in Bali, Indonesia in 2002, are believed to be fighting alongside Abu Sayyaf militants on Jolo.
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