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US warns of possible terror attack in Cebu as summit approaches Thu Dec 7, 11:00 AM ET CEBU, Philippines (AFP) - The US embassy in Manila warned of a possible terror attack in the central Philippine island of Cebu, venue for an upcoming summit of Southeast Asian leaders. In a wardens' letter to US citizens posted on its website, the embassy said it had received information that a "terrorist group may be planning to carry out a terror attack in Cebu." It did not specify where, or whether it was specifically aimed at the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The embassy warned US citizens to avoid travel to the tourist island and urged Americans already in the island to "reassess their own personal safety and avoid public gathering places." The warning follows similar statements from the British Foreign Office whose travel advisory warned: "We advise against all travel to Cebu province, as we believe that terrorists are in the final stages of planning attacks." The advisory did not elaborate and British embassy spokesmen could not be contacted for comment, but there was a similar warning from Australia. Cebu is hosting the annual ASEAN summit next week. The leaders are also scheduled to hold talks with counterparts among major trading partners as part of the second East Asia summit. "We have not received any validated threat that would really show there (will be) an (attack) attempt during the conduct of the ASEAN summit, or attempts directly involved with the ASEAN summit," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro said. National police spokesman Senior Superintendent Samuel Pagdilao said that as far as police were concerned, "there (has been) no specific and direct terror threat received in connection with the ASEAN summit." Bacarro said he could not discount the possibility that any group might stage an attack when the ASEAN leaders met in Cebu from December 10-13. But he said security forces "are all prepared and all contingencies have been taken into consideration," including possible attacks by sea or air. Manila is fighting an ongoing insurgency with anti-US Muslim extremists in the south. Some 6,000 police and troops have been drafted into Cebu to provide security for the ASEAN leaders and other foreign dignitaries attending associated meetings. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
