Military intelligence reports said that several foreign terrorists were planning to rescue detained Indonesian terror suspect Muhammad Ilham Syahputra. “The main goal there is to monitor, arrest or stop the movement of foreign terrorist fighters,” Medina said. In an advisory Friday, Australia warned its citizens of the “high threat” of a terrorist attack in the Philippines, including Manila, and urged them to exercise heightened caution. “Reconsider your need to travel to eastern Mindanao due to the very high levels of violent crime and the high threat of terrorist attack and kidnapping,” the Australian advisory said. Baco, a member of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiya, is a bomb expert who joined the Abu Sayyaf Group under Hapilon.

Source: The Standard November 03, 2017 14:37 UTC