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Philippines at highest terror alert over busted IS conspiracy

The Philippines has raised its terror alert to Level 3, the highest, after police discovered a plot by Islamic State-linked militants to attack a park near the US Embassy in the capital Manila.
Philippines at highest terror alert over busted IS conspiracy ảnh 1Philippine police patrol Las Pinas city, ​southern Manila. (Photo: EPA/TTXVN)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Philippines has raised its terror alertto Level 3, the highest, after police discovered a plot by Islamic State-linkedmilitants to attack a park near the US Embassy in the capital Manila.

According to national police chief Ronald dela Rosa, two men were caughtplanting a bomb near the embassy on November 28.

They admitted belonging to a southern Philippine Islamist militantgroup. They tried to detonate a bomb in a public park before, but failed, so plannedto place an improvised explosive device near the US embassy.

Philippine police are hunting three accomplices of the men who evadedarrest.

On November 28, local media said a bomb, wired to a mobile phone, wasfound inside a bin near the US embassy.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte previously warned that IslamicState fighters might seek to set up a foothold in his country, stating Manilaneeds strong measures to counter the insurgents.-VNA
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