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March 28, 2007

 

 

Terrorist Believed Involved in Attacks in the Philippines

Added to Rewards For Justice Most-Wanted List

 

Wanted

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has authorized  a new reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Zulkifli bin Hir (a.k.a. Marwan), a terrorist believed to be involved in multiple deadly bomb attacks in the Philippines.  Zulkifli bin Hir has been added to most-wanted list of the Rewards for Justice program, administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

 

Zulkifli bin Hir is a Malaysian citizen born in 1966 in Muar, Johor.  An engineer trained in the United States, he allegedly heads the Kumpulun Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM) terrorist organization and is a member of Jemaah Islamiyah’s central command.  He has been present in the Philippines since August 2003, where he is believed to have conducted bomb-making training for the Abu Sayyaf Group.  His younger brother, Taufik bin Abdul Halim, a.k.a. Dany, was involved in the 2001 Jakarta Atrium Mall bombing, and currently is in detention in Indonesia.

 

Anyone with information on Zulkifli bin Hir, or on any past or planned act of international terrorism against United States persons or property anywhere in the world, is urged to contact the Rewards for Justice program:

 

Internet: www.rewardsforjustice.net

Hotline: 1-800-US-REWARDS (1-800-877-3927)

Mail: Rewards for Justice, Washington, DC 20522-0303

 

In the Philippines, anyone with information on Zulkifli bin Hir, or any other terrorist, is encouraged to contact the Anti-Terrorist Task Force by calling 117, (02) 528-9832, or (02) 928-5778, or contact the U.S. Embassy in Manila at (02) 526-9832/9833/9834 or send a text message to 0918-948-6412. 

 

The identity of all individuals providing information will remain strictly confidential.

Since its inception, Rewards for Justice has paid more than $62 million to more than 40 people who have provided credible information that has brought terrorists to justice or prevented acts of international terrorism. Established by the 1984 Act to Combat International Terrorism, the program is administered by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

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