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Suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists Iraji Isnaji, Ibrahim Upao Musa, Daud Daru and Viki Ekong, who were detained at the MMDJ-south sector, were among the 14 inmates hurt in the incident.

According to a report by the Agence France Press, the four suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists were treated for stab wounds after battling with criminal gangs inside the jail.
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This developed as authorities announced the arrest of two more alleged members of an Abu Sayyaf terror cell in Manila during follow-up operations yesterday.
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President George W. Bush also offered President Arroyo $30 million in new aid for training and equipping the Philippine armed forces, according to a joint statement issued after their talks during a White House state visit.
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Hussein Abdulmanan, a member of the Abu Sayyaf gang, was arrested here on Saturday, military Southern Command chief Lt. Gen. Narciso Abaya said.

"He is one of the guards that kept Martin Burnham in Zamboanga del Norte" province last year, shortly before he was slain by the rebels during a rescue attempt by the Philippine military, Abaya said.
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Suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists Iraji Isnaji, Ibrahim Upao Musa, Daud Daru and Viki Ekong, who were detained at the MMDJ-south sector, were among the 14 inmates hurt in the incident.

According to a report by the Agence France Press, the four suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists were treated for stab wounds after battling with criminal gangs inside the jail.
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This developed as authorities announced the arrest of two more alleged members of an Abu Sayyaf terror cell in Manila during follow-up operations yesterday.
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President George W. Bush also offered President Arroyo $30 million in new aid for training and equipping the Philippine armed forces, according to a joint statement issued after their talks during a White House state visit.
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Hussein Abdulmanan, a member of the Abu Sayyaf gang, was arrested here on Saturday, military Southern Command chief Lt. Gen. Narciso Abaya said.

"He is one of the guards that kept Martin Burnham in Zamboanga del Norte" province last year, shortly before he was slain by the rebels during a rescue attempt by the Philippine military, Abaya said.
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