RoP Plot Foiled in Philippines
Charles Johnson
Tue Mar 30, 2004 at 7:32 am PST • Views: 229
The Religion of Peace™ is getting busy around the world, emboldened by the success of the Madrid bombings: Philippines Says Foils Planned Terror Attack. (Hat tip: Barak Moore.)
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine security forces have arrested several militants and seized a large amount of explosives, foiling a plan to bomb civilian targets in the capital Manila, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Tuesday. “We have pre-empted a Madrid-level attack on the metropolis by capturing an explosive cache of 80 pounds (36 kg) of TNT which was intended to be used for bombing malls and trains in Metro Manila,” she said on national television.
Frank says: