Suspected JI bomber shot dead in Davao, Philippines
2,785 views · Published 18 January 2013 · 0:40 · Indexed 26 October 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2013 · News & Politics
Philippine police shot and killed a suspected terrorist after he threatened to detonate an explosive device in a crowded hotel. Acting on a tip off, Police tried to arrest Malaysian national Mohd Noor Fikrie Abd Kahar, a suspected member of terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), as he was leaving the Sampaguita Hotel in Davao City. During the ensuing scuffle Fikrie pulled out a mobile phone and threatened to detonate a bomb hidden in his backpack. After officers backed off, Fikrie and his wife moved outside before fleeing towards People's Park. Reports said that Fikrie was shot then twice by a police marksmen as he tried to enter the Sound Box bar nearby. Officers from the bomb squad later defused the device, which was made using a 60mm mortar round.
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