is there s a high probability that it was that group because they believe that it s the only group that has the capability and the means to carry out an attack like that and if that s in fact true then we re dealing with a group that is responsible for many bombings in the past mainly in the southern philippines but also in other parts of the country and they re also notorious for piracy and for kidnappings for ransom also targeting western travelers in that area and they re known to behead their hostages if the ransom they demand for them isn t paid carl could this attack be linked to last week s referendum on the muslim autonomy in the southern philippines. it s a bit too early to tell but the authorities are definitely looking into that. the area where this attack happened sulu province in the southern philippines rejected that autonomy law in the referendum last week and if it s in fact
a group like the abu sayyaf who is behind this attack they could benefit from sabotaging this autonomy law and sabotaging this peace deal because they draw their strength from the dissatisfaction among the muslim population in that area dissatisfaction that stems from perceived oppression and perceived injustices and those are exactly things that this autonomy law and that this peace deal aimed to target carol. all right our south east asia correspondent boston arctic thank you very much. a state court in brazil has blocked over a billion euros in assets belonging to the mining company bali in order to pay for damages from friday s burst dam disaster still over three hundred people are missing in the area with the death toll of at least forty people at the con. since of despair and a damn sight. for the families of the missing the wait for news about their loved
earlier i talked to the correspondent who filed that report osteen hardy s joined us from colorado city i asked if this referendum would lead to an autonomy muslim region for mindanao. ryan the chances of this referendum turning out positive for this law being ratified through this referendum are in general really really really great what you see behind me here is a bit of a commotion that s been going on in front of one of the polling stations here in quote about the city for the last fifteen minutes or so the people around me here are in favor of this autonomy law but they are suspecting this vote to be very suspect your voter fraud and that because they re so how high the tension and how high the trust and the suspicion is here around this referendum but nonetheless it s very likely to be accepted because it s only being held in the
to give up their fight like these two gentlemen here many in this rebel camp have been fighters for all their lives often it s the only thing they learned how to do but if the autonomy law gets passed they ll have to take off their uniforms lay down their arms and start a new life as civilians the deal has been in the making for decades but in the end it took this man to make it happen. internationally president or a tree go to tear it is notorious for his draconian war on drugs and his verbal outbreaks but he has been pushing hard for enhanced autonomy for the country s muslims. of the. to many here in mindanao he s a beacon of hope for this is. taken by his word we trust him on television we see how he handles the drug problem in the philippines offenders are either killed or in prison that shows that he really means what he
the main reason for the conflict is oppression we re defending our rights our land we feel that we re being occupied by outsiders nothing is ours they re taking away what s ours and they re not giving it back we always lose out and this is our home and we have nothing. now many here have real hope that could finally change. in a referendum the people of muslim in the now are voting to ratify a law that would grant them more autonomy in return the rebels have to give up their fight like these two gentlemen here many in this rebel camp have been fighters for all their lives often it s the only thing they learned how to do but if the autonomy law gets passed they ll have to take off their uniforms