Malaysian Marwan believed to mastermind latest bomb attacks in south Philippines


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 10 Aug 2013

Filepix shows a fire following an alleged explosion from a homemade bomb at a main road of Cotabato City, southern Philippines on Aug 5, 2013.

PETALING JAYA:  Malaysian terror leader Zulkifli bin Hir, better known as Marwan, is suspected to be the mastermind behind a series of recent bomb attacks in Maguindanao region in southern Philippines.

 Marwan, a leader of Jemaah Islamiyah with direct links to global terror network of Al-Qadea and listed by FBI as one of the most wanted terrorist in the world, is believed to be together with another Indonesian JI operative.

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