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Three Bangladeshi nationals are believed to have joined the Islamic State-allied group that has engaged in month-long clashes against the Philippines government in the southern region of Mindanao, according to the Manila Times.
The Philippine National Police received an intelligence report that 89 foreign terror suspects were in different areas in Mindanao, including Marawi City.
The intelligence report stated 28 Indonesians, 26 Pakistanis, 21 Malaysians,
four Arabs, three Bangladeshis, one Indian-Singaporean, and one Singaporean were among the purported foreign ‘terrorists’.
The nationalities of the remaining five have yet to be identified.
“Authorities are still validating the report that 89 suspected foreign fighters are in Mindanao. They might have entered the Philippines via the backdoor, where the point of entry is Mindanao via Indonesia or Malaysia,” Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement on Saturday.
Three Bangladeshi nationals are believed to have joined the Islamic State-allied group that has engaged in month-long clashes against the Philippines government in the southern region of Mindanao, according to the Manila Times.
The Philippine National Police received an intelligence report that 89 foreign terror suspects were in different areas in Mindanao, including Marawi City.
The intelligence report stated 28 Indonesians, 26 Pakistanis, 21 Malaysians,
four Arabs, three Bangladeshis, one Indian-Singaporean, and one Singaporean were among the purported foreign ‘terrorists’.
The nationalities of the remaining five have yet to be identified.
“Authorities are still validating the report that 89 suspected foreign fighters are in Mindanao. They might have entered the Philippines via the backdoor, where the point of entry is Mindanao via Indonesia or Malaysia,” Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement on Saturday.
