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Article: Abu Sayyaf turning into a dangerous RP version of bloody JI.(Provincial News)
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- March 25, 2005
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Byline: BONG REBLANDO
GENERAL SANTOS CITY The Abu Sayyaf is slowly transforming into a major terrorist group capable of carrying out Bali-type attacks, an expert said yesterday.
To achieve this, however, it has to rely on another group, the Jemaah Islamiya (JI), which has a notorious record in carrying out bloody attacks, as what it did in Bali and the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta.
"The JIs strategy is to insert itself in conflict areas and foment sectarian violence, and evidence suggests, the Abu Sayyaf has received terror training from them," said Zachary Abuza, Director of the East Asian Studies Program at Simmons College in Boston.
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