This photo taken on Aug 14, 2017 shows Russell Salic smiling after a hearing at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila. - AFP
MANILA: A Filipino doctor suspected of funding the Islamic State network in Malaysia has boasted that his country is “a breeding ground for terrorists”, the US Justice Department said Saturday.
Russell Salic and two others have been charged with involvement in the plan to carry out the attacks in the name of the Islamic State group during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in 2016.
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