Terror suspect deported from Bahrain

BAHRAIN ARREST: Ruben Omar Pestano Lavilla Junior has been extradicted.

A Filipino man, alleged to be the mastermind of one of the world's deadliest terrorist attacks at sea, has been deported after being arrested in Bahrain, it has emerged.

Ruben Omar Pestano Lavilla Junior, 35, was extradited for his alleged role in the bombing of a ferry in Manila Bay, which killed 116 people in 2004.

Around 900 people were on board the 10,192-tonne vessel, which was heading to Cagayan de Oro City, when it burst into flames and sank on February 27.

Philippine National Police said that Mr Lavilla was arrested in Bahrain in July after he reportedly applied for a bank loan and his name appeared on a United Nations Security Council list of suspected terrorists, Gulf Daily News reported on Sunday.

Philippine Embassy Charge d'Affaires Jose dela Rosa Burgos confirmed Mr Lavilla's arrest.

"We assisted in his (extradition) to the Philippines. He left on Friday," he told the paper.

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