http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060809191449&irec=0 By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines Philippine marines captured five suspected Muslim militants Wednesday following a gunbattle on southern Jolo island, where the military has been hunting down Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani and Indonesian terror suspects, officials said.
It was not clear if Janjalani or members of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah organization _ all targets of ongoing U.S.-backed offensives _ were among a group of Abu Sayyaf men who clashed with members of the 3rd Philippine marine brigade near mountainous Patikul town, whose thick jungles are a known lair of the rebels. Marine forces stumbled on a group of Abu Sayyaf guerrillas at dawn, setting off a 30-minute gunbattle, military spokesman Lt. Col. Bartolome Bacarro said. There was no immediate report of casualties. The marines recovered an assault rifle and a pistol left by the rebels and later separately captured five men near the vicinity, Bacarro said without elaborating. Government forces launched a manhunt for Janjalani and several Jemaah Islamiyah members on impoverished Jolo early this month after local residents claimed to have seen them, according to a military officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not authorized to talk to reporters. Among the Indonesians who took refuge on Jolo with Janjalani was Umar Patek, one of the suspected masterminds of the 2002 nightclub bombings in Indonesia's resort island of Bali that killed 202 people, the officer said. Other military officials have said another 2002 Bali bombing suspect who goes by one name, Dulmatin, may also be hiding with the Abu Sayyaf on Jolo, about 940 kilometers (580 miles) south of Manila. Washington has offered huge rewards for the capture of Dulmatin and Patek who Philippine police intelligence officials believe fled from Indonesia after the 2002 Bali attacks. Last week, Philippine military officials reported that Ismin Sahiron, son of one-armed Abu Sayyaf commander Radulan Sahiron, died after being wounded in a clash with Philippine troops. The father and son, who also had an arm amputated, are among 14 Filipino militants on a U.S. Defense Department list offering rewards for information leading to their capture. 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