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Security forces have foiled a plot by al-Qaeda-linked militants to set off bombs in  Manila and other major Philippine cities with the arrest of an alleged conspirator, the national police chief says.

Suspected militant Guiamaludin Edsrafil - wanted for multiple murder and attempted murder for his alleged role in bombings in the country's troubled south - was arrested on Tuesday in southern Cotabato city possessing some components for making bombs, police Director Gereral Jesus Verzosa said on Friday. - source: Link