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Article: Philippine Air Force Bombards Abu Sayyaf Lairs
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- October 6, 2001
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The Philippine Air Force launchedair strikes against the Abu
Sayyaf lairs in the south as the military pressed its offensive
against the group which is still holding 18 hostage, a military
report said Saturday.
A pair of OV-10 light bombers and two 520-MG attack
helicopterscarried out the air strikes to provide close air support
to Army troops tracking down the bandit group in the island province
of Basilan.
There was no immediate report o casualties.
Two Americans are still being held along with 16 Filipinos by the
Abu Sayyaf, which allegedly has links with exiled Saudi billionaire