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MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The latest deadly terrorist strike on the Indonesian resort island of Bali has revived concerns the Philippines has become Southeast Asia's breeding ground for al-Qaida-linked extremists who have set up training camps here.
Two Malaysian fugitives suspected of masterminding Saturday's suicide bombings as well as the Bali nightclub attacks of 2002 are believed to have trained or once taken refuge in the Philippines' southern Mindanao region, according to Indonesian and Malaysian police.
The two have been tied to the al-Qaida-linked terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, also blamed in the Bali attacks three years ago that killed 202 people, mostly foreigners.
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