Ahmed Islam del Rosario Santos | |
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Born | Hilarion del Rosario Santos III March 12, 1966 [1] |
Nationality | Filipino [1] |
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Criminal status | Life Imprisonment [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]
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 Islamist organisations - the ISIL-affiliated Abu Sayyaf and the al-Qaida-affiliated 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]
In Philippines, watchful eye on converts
Ahmed Islam del Rosario Santos | |
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Born | Hilarion del Rosario Santos III March 12, 1966 [1] |
Nationality | Filipino [1] |
Other names | show all
[1]
|
Criminal status | Life Imprisonment [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]
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 Islamist organisations - the ISIL-affiliated Abu Sayyaf and the al-Qaida-affiliated 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]
In Philippines, watchful eye on converts