By Ronron
December 6, 2007
The Philippine Army said Thursday it will be on alert for possible retaliation of Abu Sayyaf bandits at large because of the guilty verdict handed to their comrades involved in the Dos Palmas kidnapping in 2001.
“We are always vigilant on such possibilities (retaliation),” Army spokesman Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres, Jr. said hours after 14 Abu Sayyaf members were meted yesterday with 20 counts of life imprisonment and ordered to pay damages ranging from P50,000 to P300,000 by a local court for the crime of kidnapping and serious illegal detention with ransom.
Torres noted that four other accused were acquitted by the court and may get in touch with the remaining Abu Sayyaf rebels numbering to over 300.
Because of this, Torres appealed for “a collective effort amongst all of us” in thwarting “any terror attempt.”/DMS
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