The Unexpected Birthday Present

Police have identified two suspects in the bomb blast that damaged the Philippine Consulate General in Manado, North Sulawesi. Their motives, however, are still to be determined.

October 22, 2002

The bomb blast that took place at the Philippines consulate general in Manado might have been intended as a terrorist birthday present for the Philippine Consulate General Reynaldo Martinez, who was celebrating his 64th birthday last Saturday. Soon after the explosion, Martinez hurried to his office on Jl. Tikala I, Tikala Ares District. He found his 4 by 3 meters front iron fence fall down and windows broken. “This is certainly a terrorist

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