U.S. Tied to Ransom Deal with Bin Laden Allies

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repost from Reuters

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12 Apr 2002

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12 Apr 2002 03:19:34 AM

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U.S. Tied to Ransom Deal with Bin Laden Allies

Fri Apr 12, 4:00 AM ET

By Raju Gopalakrishnan

MANILA (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official said Washington helped pay ransom last month to Muslim guerrillas in the Philippines linked to Osama bin Laden (news - web sites), but the Manila government said on Friday that no such incident took place.