President Benigno Aquino III says Abu Sayyaf militants planned to lift boxer or member of family as well as his relativesThe Philippine president has said that Abu Sayyaf militants may possess plotted to kill him and kidnap boxing star Manny Pacquiao, disclosing previously unknown details about an extremist group blamed for the beheading of a Canadian hostage.
President Benigno Aquino III said the Muslim militants also wanted to blow up bombs in metropolitan Manila to try to get funding from the Islamic State group but the plans were uncovered and troops possess reduced Abu Sayyaf’s ability to inflict harm.
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Source: theguardian.com