Manila mulls tagging MILF as terrorists

The Philippine government is considering branding the country's largest Muslim separatist movement as a terrorist group for its alleged hand in an airport bomb blast, Defence Secretary Angelo Reyes said yesterday.

The move could jeopardise efforts to hold peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Mr Reyes told a media forum.

The government has already filed multiple murder charges against top MILF leaders after investigations revealed that a group member allegedly triggered the bomb explosion at the waiting lounge of the
Davao airport in the southern Philippines last Tuesday.

 

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