Ahmed Santos (militant)

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For other people named Ahmed Santos, see Ahmed Santos (disambiguation).
Ahmed Islam del Rosario Santos
Born Hilarion del Rosario Santos III
(1966-03-12) March 12, 1966 (age 58)[1]
Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines[1]
Nationality Filipino[1]
Other names
show all[1]
  • Akmad Santos
  • Ahmed Islam
  • Ahmed Islam Santos
  • Abu Hamsa
  • Hilarion Santos III
  • Abu Abdullah Santos
  • Faisal Santos
  • Lakay
  • Aki
Criminal status in-prison (as of May 2011[1])
Allegiance Rajah Sulaiman Movement

Ahmed Santos (born Hilarion del Rosario Santos III[2]) is a Filipino who converted to Islam while working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1991.[3][4][5] Santos was captured by Military officials for being involved in organizing and planning terrorist activities, including preparation of bombs.[6] He is the founder of the Rajah Solaiman Movement.[7]

Association with terrorism

Santos was detained in October 2005, for taking part in planning bomb attacks in predominantly Christian cities around the Philippines.[7] According to police officials, the Rajah Solaiman group founded by Santos after his conversion to Islam, is believed to have forged an alliance with two al-Qaeda-linked organisations - Philippine-based Abu Sayyaf and the regional militant group Jemaah Islamiah.[7] Explosives were seized from Santos's room by police on March 26, 2004. .[8] A reward of $500,000 was presented to two Filipino citizens for providing key information that lead to the arrest of Santos.[9]

See also

References

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  9. ↑ U.S. Presents $500,000 "Reward for Justice" to Two Filipino Citizens - U.S. Embassy Manila Official website

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