| Police escort suspected terrorist Ruben Pestano Lavilla Jr., left, as he is presented to reporters at police headquarters in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, on Saturday. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- Police have arrested one of the alleged masterminds of a ferry bombing that killed 116 people four years ago, an anti-terrorism official said Saturday.
Ruben Pestano Lavilla Jr. was deported to Manila on Saturday after being arrested last month in Bahrain, said Anti-Terrorism Council Chairman Eduardo Ermita, also a member of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Cabinet.
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