Philippines holds three in terror probe

A key suspect in terror attacks that killed 42 people in the Philippines last year has been arrested with two associates, a senior military official in the country said today.

Abdul Manap Mentang was arrested on October 6, said Deputy Chief of Staff Lt Gen. Edilberto Adan, alleging Mentang as a bomb expert from the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and as a local contact of the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah.