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Article: U.S. indicts 5 Abu Sayyaf terror suspects
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 24, 2002
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U.S. indicts 5 Abu Sayyaf terror suspects
Associated Press
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Washington -- The Justice Department announced indictments Tuesday
against five alleged leaders of the Muslim separatist group Abu
Sayyaf for a kidnapping spree that led to the death of an American
missionary and several others in the Philippines.
None of the five men indicted was in custody, department officials
said. But the indictment details the command structure of a group
that the United States considers a top target in its war against
terrorism.
It also gives U.S. authorities grounds for seeking extradition of
the men if they are captured.
President Bush dispatched more than 1,000 U.S. troops to the ...