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3 Busted in Plot to Bomb US Manila Embassy

Foreigners also targeted UK, Australia, Israel missions

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 6, 2008 5:42 AM CST
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(Newser) – Authorities in the Philippines have arrested three men from the Middle East who allegedly plotted to bomb the American embassy in Manila. One of the suspects is from Jordan, but their identities remain unknown, reports AP. The three were also targeting the embassies of the United Kingdom, Australia and Israel, officials said.

They are suspected of having ties with the Indonesian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, which advocates an Islamic state in southeast Asia, and a small terrorist group based in the southern Philippines. Both of those groups have been blamed for the country's deadliest terrorist attack, the 2004 bombing of a ferry in Manila Bay that killed 116 people.

In Manila, three men are alleged to have plotted to bomb the American embassy and three other foreign missions.
In Manila, three men are alleged to have plotted to bomb the American embassy and three other foreign missions.   ((c) indi.ca)
In Manila, three men are alleged to have plotted to bomb the American embassy and three other foreign missions.
In Manila, three men are alleged to have plotted to bomb the American embassy and three other foreign missions.   ((c) girlpixieshoot)
In Manila, three men are alleged to have plotted to bomb the American embassy and three other foreign missions.
In Manila, three men are alleged to have plotted to bomb the American embassy and three other foreign missions.   ((c) girlpixieshoot)
Police grabs a Filipino student activist in front of the U.S. embassy during a rally in Manila on Sunday Dec. 2, 2007. The protesters demanded the transfer to a Philippine jail of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith, who was convicted exactly a year ago of raping a...
Police grabs a Filipino student activist in front of the U.S. embassy during a rally in Manila on Sunday Dec. 2, 2007. The protesters demanded the transfer to a Philippine jail of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl....   (Associated Press)
A U.S. Marine prepares to enter the U.S. Embassy Chancery in Manila, Philippines.
A U.S. Marine prepares to enter the U.S. Embassy Chancery in Manila, Philippines.   (Associated Press)
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