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...American missionary, was outside the crowded terminal sheltering from the rain beneath a protective canopy. According to police, he may have been approached by a young man with a backpack, whom they identify as Montazer Sudang, a 23-year-old with apparent links to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the country's biggest Islamic separatist group. A large pipe bomb, either in Sudang's backpack or carried by an unidentified female accomplice, exploded with an enormous blast. When the smoke cleared, 21 people were dead, including Hyde, Sudang and the alleged accomplice; more than 100 others were injured...
...Most headlines suggest that the war on terror is going well. The capabilities of al-Qaeda have taken a serious hit with the capture of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. So, too, have the deadly intentions of Asian Islamic groups with al-Qaeda links. The MILF, which helped train foreign jihadis in the late 1990s, has been hammered by the Philippine military in the past few weeks. Foot soldiers, commanders and tacticians of Jemaah Islamiah (JI), the militant group behind the Bali blasts, have been thrown behind bars recently in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, and its alleged spiritual...
...Gaza Strip to create a "security zone." Killer Blast THE PHILIPPINES A bomb that exploded at Davao City airport in the southern island of Mindanao killed 21 people, including an American missionary. Authorities said that one of the dead was a member of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), who they believed was carrying the bomb, which exploded prematurely. The MILF, the country's biggest Muslim rebel group, denied responsibility for the attack. Face-Off in the Sky NORTH KOREA The U.S. began to dispatch long-range bombers to the Pacific island of Guam following the interception...
...island of Jolo, a far more lawless place, and unlike last year, the Pentagon says American soldiers will take part in combat missions. Philippine officials say details are still being worked out, but any increased U.S. presence in the region is certain to fuel tensions with the MILF. "If negotiations fall apart?and it's more likely than not that they will?it will be back to the battlefield," says Parouk Hussin, Governor of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao...
...according to Gonzales and Philippine intelligence, is wanted-criminal Muklis, a former religious teacher from Marawi in central Mindanao who studied Islamic jurisprudence in Pakistan. In 1993, he and al-Ghozi crossed the border into Afghanistan, gaining expertise in explosives and demolitions. After returning to Mindanao, he headed the MILF's Special Operation Group at Camp Bushra. But Muklis always served as a point man for JI within the MILF. According to al-Ghozi's own testimony, Muklis was a principal player in the wave of bomb blasts that tore through Manila on Dec. 30, 2000. Philippine intelligence also reports...