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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
US offers $50,000 reward for JI bomber
By Bong Garcia
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The United States government is offering a reward of up to $50,000 or around P2.5 million for anyone who could provide information leading to the arrest of a Mindanao bomber who has ties with the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group.
The reward, being made through the US Government Reward Program, was announced Tuesday by the US embassy, which identified the target notorious terrorist as Abdul Basit Usman.
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The US embassy said Usman is a known terrorist with links to Jemaah Islamiyah and is believed responsible for bombings in Mindanao in October 2006 that killed eight and left 30 others wounded.
Usman is also implicated in a recent series of bomb attacks in the cities of Cotabato, General Santos and Kidapawan in Central Mindanao that killed seven people and wounded 37 others.
After the separate incidents, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said military ordnance experts have managed to identify Usman's "signature," especially in the wirings, from the residues of bombs that exploded in the three Central Mindanao cities.
"It is time to bring this despicable terrorist to justice," the US embassy said.
"Anyone with information on Abdul Basit Usman, or any other terrorist, is encouraged to contact the Anti- Terrorist Task Force by calling 117, (02) 528-9832, (02) 928-5778, or contacting the US Embassy in Manila at (02) 526-9832/9833/9834 or sending a text message to 0918-948-6412," it added.
The US embassy assures it would keep confidential the identity of any individual who could provide information on the whereabouts of Usman. (Sunnex)
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