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| Philippines braces for retaliation |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/15/2005 |
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The Philippines braced for retaliatory attacks after some of the country's most hardened terror suspects were killed in a failed prison uprising that left 28 people dead, most of them inmates killed in a barrage of bullets as hundreds of police stormed the maximum security facility. The dead included three leaders and a fourth member of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf, a group notorious for deadly attacks and ransom kidnappings in which hostages have been beheaded. The crisis began with an Abu Sayyaf suspect snatching an officer's weapon and quickly turned into a prolonged standoff with at least 10 of the group's top suspects leading the rebellious inmates. Three inmates and 24 inmates died - 22 in Tuesday's assault to take back the prison. A police officer also was killed, his body discovered under debris hours after the operation ended. Sweat-soaked police marksmen filed out of the building after the assault to the applause of bystanders, escorting prisoners stripped to their underwear and with hands clasped behind their heads. "The terrorists got what was coming to them," Ignacio Bunye, press secretary for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, said in a statement. "The crisis team gave them all the chances to peacefully surrender." The raid began after authorities gave the inmates a 15-minute deadline to surrender - an ultimatum that came after hours of fruitless negotiations. Six officers were wounded in the assault, which saw some detainees scale down walls inside the compound as thick smoke billowed out. The inmates had agreed to surrender after their failed jailbreak Monday, but the deal broke down when they demanded food first, prompting civilian negotiators to leave in frustration. The bloody assault raised fears of retaliatory attacks. Even as Arroyo congratulated police, an Abu Sayyaf leader warned of repercussions. The inmates had warned of bombings if there was an assault on the jail. No one doubted that the Abu Sayyaf has the means and willpower to carry them out. Three leaders were among four Abu Sayyaf members killed: Alhamzer Manatad Limbong, known as Kosovo; Ghalib Andang, known as Commander Robot; and Nadzmie Sabtulah, alias Commander Global. Officials said police found eight handguns and two unexploded grenades in the jail after the assault on Camp Bagong Diwa in suburban Manila. The maximum security prison has about 425 inmates, including 129 suspected members and leaders of Abu Sayyaf. At least three officers and two Abu Sayyaf members were killed in the initial escape attempt, police said. |
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