Manila: An Islamic militant listed by the United States among the "most wanted" terrorists in the world was arrested in the Philippine capital on Wednesday, police said after a manhunt lasting years.
Khair Mundos, who has a bounty of half a million dollars on his head from the US government, was arrested in a Manila suburb, a police statement said.
The US State Department describes him as a "key leader and financier" of the Abu Sayyaf, a Filipino Islamic extremist group.
Mundos was previously captured in the troubled southern Philippines in 2004 but escaped from a provincial jail in 2007.
Khair Mundos, who has a bounty of half a million dollars on his head from the US government, was arrested in a Manila suburb, a police statement said.
The US State Department describes him as a "key leader and financier" of the Abu Sayyaf, a Filipino Islamic extremist group.
Mundos was previously captured in the troubled southern Philippines in 2004 but escaped from a provincial jail in 2007.
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