MANILA - A powerful blast killed at
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band of Islamist militants with close ties to al Qaida andregional network Jemaah Islamiah (JI) operates on the island,Brigadier General Romeo Tanalgo, marine commander, said.Since 2004, a small group of U.S. soldiers is based on the
island in the south of the mainly Roman Catholic state, helpingtrain local soldiers fight Islamist militants.
