MANILA: The Philippines said it was concerned that Islamic State (IS) militants could recruit its nationals working in the Middle East, a day after militants linked to the group carried out an attack on Jakarta.
President Benigno Aquino told reporters that Philippine intelligence authorities would ask their Middle East counterparts to monitor possible radicalisation within the Filipino community in the region, which numbers up to two million.
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