ZAMBOANGA: A top rebel leader implicated in the kidnapping of dozens of European, American and other foreign hostages was captured yesterday in the southern Philippines, the military chief said.
The capture of Galib Andang, popularly known as Commander Robot and among the top brass in the Islamic militant Abu Sayyaf group, “is one big step in our international fight against terrorism,” Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen Narciso Abaya said.
