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Tuesday, March 07, 2006 (Philippines)
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| Five armed men and one woman were heavily armed and were able to get in front of the airport doors. One of them even went inside with his gun. Four were arrested (top) and their firearms, ammunition, and fake IDs and documents seized (above). (Sun.Star Cebu/Allan Cuizon) |
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CEBU CITY -- The Police Center for Aviation Security (PCAS) arrested Sunday morning three armed men believed to be members of a kidnap-for-ransom gang or hired guns at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).
Also arrested was a man who went to the PCAS office Sunday night seeking the release of the three suspects by posing as a military confidential agent. He used a bogus identification card.
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