MANILA: Philippines security forces said yesterday they had found bomb-making materials, a bio-terrorism manual and traces of possible biological weapons in a raid on a hideout of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist group.
Up to eight local and foreign JI suspects escaped Sunday's raid but left behind residues of what the authorities suspected could be a chemical carrying the tetanus bacteria, Lt Gen Rodolfo Garcia said.
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