THE doctor charged in the United States for plotting a bomb attack in New York City is providing financial and material support to the Islamic State-linked Maute terrorists in Marawi City, a spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Monday.

“They are believed to be providing support financially and materially to the Maute group and he (Salic) is known by the nickname of ‘Doctor’,” Maj. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr., said in an interview over dzMM.

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