“Manila is probably the most target-rich environment in Southeast Asia in terms of Western-style clubs, discos, hotels and symbols of Western culture, such as multinational businesses and fast-food outlets,” Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill said in his address to the Royal United Services Institute in Canberra yesterday.
Hill said there are indications confirming the JI plan of launching attacks in its three areas of strength in the Southeast Asian region, namely the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.
“We can expect further attacks within the region. JI could turn its attention more resolutely to conducting terrorist attacks in the Philippines. Attacking soft targets in predominantly Christian area fits with JI’s modus operandi, and would be appealing to it,” he said.
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