BASILAN PROVINCE (Mindanao Examiner / July 7, 2014) – Security forces arrested before dawn Monday an Abu Sayyaf militant wanted by authorities for a string of kidnappings in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, officials said.
Officials said Salih Ali, alias Abu Ali, was arrested in Panigayan village in Malamawi Island by policemen and soldiers.
Ali is facing at least 9 cases of kidnappings in Basilan, one of five provinces under the Muslim autonomous region.
Police are currently interrogating Ali in Zamboanga City where he is currently detained. (Mindanao Examiner)
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