Sayyaf man falls in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — An Abu Sayyaf bandit tagged in the kidnapping of tourists at a resort on  Sipadan island in Malaysia in 2001 was arrested in this city on Monday.

Mansul Radalan, 37, was collared during a raid on his residence in Barangay Baliwasan Grande at about 4:25 a.m.

Chief Superintendent Billy Beltran, Zamboanga peninsula police director, said Radalan yielded a rifle grenade and bomb materials.

Radalan was also tagged in the kidnapping of a Korean businessman and the foiled kidnapping of a doctor in this city.