A bomb expert of the Abu Sayyaf Group, said to be a close aide of ASG leader Isnilon Hapilon, was arrested by a group of soldiers and policemen in Zamboanga City over the weekend.

Reports reaching the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command said members of the Joint Task Force Zamboanga and the Zamboanga City Police Office arrested Hamsi Amajad Marani a.k.a Hamsi at Purok 4 in Barangy Muti, Zamboanga City.

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