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The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, warned of more ransom payments to the bandits if the government fails to rescue the remaining hostages or convince the victims families not to give in to the Abu Sayyafs demands.
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The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, warned of more ransom payments to the bandits if the government fails to rescue the remaining hostages or convince the victims’ families not to give in to the Abu Sayyaf’s demands.
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The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, warned of more ransom payments to the bandits if the government fails to rescue the remaining hostages or convince the victims families not to give in to the Abu Sayyafs demands.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 92803 [Title] => Lamitan battle a cover for ransom payment? [Summary] => The botched military operation against Abu Sayyaf bandits in Lamitan, Basilan on June 2 was actually a cover for the payment of ransom for a construction magnate, his female companion and a young boy, a ranking military official disclosed yesterday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, warned of more ransom payments to the bandits if the government fails to rescue the remaining hostages or convince the victims’ families not to give in to the Abu Sayyaf’s demands.
[DatePublished] => 2001-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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By Paolo Romero | June 11, 2001 - 12:00am
By Paolo Romero | June 11, 2001 - 12:00am
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