DND confirms presence in RP of 33 suspected JI members
By Maricel V. Cruz, Reporter
The Department of National Defense has confirmed that 33 members of the Jemaah Islamiah have been operating in the Philippines “since 2004.”
The department, in a briefing paper submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations regarding the hearing of its P45.1-billion budget for 2006, said all were Indonesians.
The group, called the “Wakalah Hedeibiah,” is allegedly led by a certain “Mantiqui 3.”
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