Suspected Rebel Leader Arrested in Bombings
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THE PHILIPPINES
Philippine police captured a suspected Muslim rebel leader accused of masterminding recent deadly bombings, officials said.
Authorities arrested Noor Mohammed Umog, who allegedly heads a special operations unit of the Abu Sayyaf extremist group, on Wednesday, police senior Supt. Bartolome Baluyot said.
Police are preparing to charge Umog with multiple murders for three bombing attacks that killed 15 people outside a shopping mall in the southern port city of General Santos on April 21, Baluyot said.
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