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Thursday, March 24, 2005 (Philippines)
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| Army National Capital Region Chief Allan Cabalquinto displays an improvised explosive device, one of 18 pieces and 10 sacks of chemicals seized from a suspected Muslim militant hideout, during a news conference Wednesday in Manila. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- Security officials said Wednesday they have confiscated 10 sacks of explosives in an abandoned house in Quezon City in follow-up operations to Tuesday's arrest of a suspected Muslim militant.
A military statement said suspected militant Tyrone Dave Santos, leader of the Rajah Solaiman movement of Muslim converts that is suspected of links to the Abu Sayyaf extremist group, was arrested on Tuesday.
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