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September 11, 2003, The Philippine Star, Philippine military capture two suspected Abu Sayyaf members in separate raids,

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September 11, 2003, The Philippine Star, Philippine military capture two suspected Abu Sayyaf members in separate raids,

Zamboanga City: Two Abu Sayyaf men, one of them believed to be involved in the spate of kidnappings in the South, including the Sipadan hostage-taking, were captured in separate raids in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, the military said yesterday.

Col Alexander Yapching, chief of the army's 104th Infantry Brigade, said combined elements of the 35th Infantry Battalion and the local police raided a safehouse in Barangay [Village] Samak, Talipao and captured Abubasar Mohamad.

Mohamad was tagged as among those who took part in the kidnapping of tourists in the Malaysian resort-island of Sipadan under the command of Galib Andang, alias Commander Robot. A high-powered firearm was seized from him.

In another raid in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, another suspected Abu Sayyaf member was arrested but authorities refused to identify him pending the results of the investigation and follow-up operations against the suspect's companion.

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