‘Marwan planned to kill Pope ‘

Terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan has been hiding in Mindanao under the protection of Muslim armed groups including the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the past four years and he even planned to bomb the convoy of Pope Francis when the pontiff visited the country in January, according to sacked Special Action Force (SAF) commander Getulio Napeñas.

In a prepared statement delivered during Monday’s Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee hearing on the January 25 Mamasapano clash, Napeñas said they had received information that the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), in coordination with Marwan, had planned to attack the Pope.