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| Inmates in Philippines Agree to Surrender |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/14/2005 |
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A group of Muslim-extremist inmates at a maximum-security jail in Manila agreed to surrender Monday, a day after they snatched weapons from officers in an escape attempt that left at least five people dead, police said. Police surrounded the facility at Manila's Camp Bagong Diwa, where 425 suspects are detained, including 129 suspected members and leaders of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group. "There was some delay because they feared for their safety," said Avelino Razon, police chief for the Manila area. "But they changed their minds and they've agreed to come out." Mujib Hataman, a Muslim congressman who was negotiating with the inmates by telephone, said the prisoners demanded assurances they wouldn't be harmed, speedy trials and the right to air their grievances to authorities, he said Police spokesman Leopoldo Bataoil, who warned of a major assault if the inmates didn't surrender their weapons, said about 10 men were involved in the uprising, led by Abu Sayyaf members Alhamzer Manatad Limbong and Kair Abdul Gapar. At least three officers were killed, said police Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr. Two Abu Sayyaf members also were killed, police said. The drama began when a suspected Abu Sayyaf member, who was about to be escorted to a morning court hearing, overpowered an officer before he could be handcuffed, took a rifle and shot the prison officers around him, police officials said. Other inmates then grabbed weapons. |
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