IT'S A TRAP!
Posted on 11/14/2007 5:59:07 AM PST by IrishMike
MANILA - A controversial Muslim congressman was the target of a powerful bomb blast outside the Philippine House of Representatives that killed him and two others, police said this morning.
Wahab Akbar, one of the most influential figures in the Philippines' restive south, died in hospital last night as doctors fought to save his life.
A driver and a congressional aide were also killed.
Nine other people were injured in the blast, which hit the south lobby of the sprawling complex in the capital Manila just minutes after most congressmen had left for the evening.
Manila police Chief Geary Barias said today that investigators had found parts of a bomb and a cellphone apparently used to detonate the explosive, which was packed inside a motorbike parked next to Mr. Akbar's car.
"They (the perpetrators) could see their target," he said. "Those circumstances would show that the target was Congressman Akbar."
Mr. Akbar, 47, twice served as governor of Basilan, a jungle-clad southern island used by the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf as a base from where they launch kidnapping and bombing raids.
The police chief said Mr. Akbar was known to be a former member of the Abu Sayyaf who later turned against the group and that this could have been a motive for the attack. He also would not rule out political conflicts in Basilan.
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that’s an interesting ping
IT'S A TRAP!
When you sleep with the dogs....
-Traveler
Rolodex ping
Thanks for the link.
You’re welcome Irish Mike.
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