Philippine president warns of terrorist attack during religious festival

This is very unusual. The Philippine government suspects a local terrorist group of plotting a major attack during the procession of the Black Nazarene, one of the country's major religious observances, and has come out with specific, detailed warnings about it. AFP: Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Sunday that authorities had discovered a plot by a terrorist group to disrupt a huge religious procession in Manila, and warned that members had not been arrested. Aquino said police had been tracking the group, which he did not identify, that was allegedly planning to sow terror during the feast of the Black Nazarene on Monday, which annually gathers hundreds of thousands of devotees. He did not elaborate on the nature of the threat, but said "there is a possibility of it" when asked if the plot involved bomb attacks. "The sad reality of the world today is that terrorists want to disrupt the ability of the people to live their lives in the way they want to, including the freedom...(Read Full Post)