Philippines says arrests Muslim militant in south

MANILA (Reuters) - The capture of a suspected Muslim militant in the Philippines may have averted attacks on mainly Roman Catholic cities on the southern island of Mindanao, police officials said on Monday. 

Blah Platon, a Filipino also known as Datu Demaatol Guilal, was caught at dawn on Monday at a security checkpoint outside Tacurong, one of five southern cities hit last month by blasts that killed seven people and wounded more than 30.