Philippines - Muslim rebels hold Manila's military chief hostage

Reuters (excerpt) ^ | February 2, 2007

[HAL9000]

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MANILA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines are holding Manila's military chief, the head of the government's truce panel, a colonel and an undetermined number of soldiers hostage, senior military sources said on Saturday.

Members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were refusing to let Brigadier-General Ben Dolorfino, the commander of military forces in the capital, and Ramon Santos, government undersecretary for the peace process with the MNLF, leave their camp until their jailed founder was released.

Local media reported that more than 20 senior military, defence and government officials were being held at the MNLF's camp near Panamao town on Jolo island, 600 miles (950 km) south of Manila but senior military sources, who declined to be identified, would only confirm three hostages.

Dolorfino, a Muslim convert who had flown to Jolo for talks with the MNLF, told reporters by text message that he was safe.

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[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Muslims delenda est.

[Eagles6]

Duh!

[SevenofNine]

Thank for breaking news I just got off BBC breaking news alert Hal

[george76]

Muslim separatists in the southern Philippines ...

[george76]

The MNLF is the oldest of four Muslim rebel groups in the Philippines. Disillusionment with the implementation of the 1996 peace deal has encouraged some members to defect to other groups such as the Abu Sayyaf and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

[Zhang Fei]

Well, now the Filipino government knows what truces with the MNLF are worth.

[LadyDoc]

They were holding peace negotiations that have been going on for awhile. It's unclear if they were kidnapped by a smaller group or just stayed overnight. link

they have been negotiating for awhile, and the main MILF group helped them with the capture of the more rabid Abu Sayyaf.

Also today, the Phil police raided a safehouse near manila and killed one; they found bomb making material.

[blackbart.223]

"Also today, the Phil police raided a safehouse near manila and killed one; they found bomb making material."

One less turd in the world. Not bad.

[Desron13]

The Philippine government should round up every imam that they can lay hands on and throw them in solitary confinement. Give the muzzy animals two days to release the hostages and then start shooting them and feeding the bodies to pigs.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Everywhere in the world! Country after country! Death, destruction, murder, stoning, head-chopping, neck slicing, car bombing, flying planes into buildings. There is one ideology that does the world absolutely no good!