Bomb Plot Foiled at Manila International Airport

A member of the Philippine National Police's Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit examines abandoned luggage found at the entrance of Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International airport in Pasay City, Metro Manila September 1, 2014.  (REUTERS/ERIK DE CASTRO)

Four men have been arrested after allegedly attempting to detonate a bomb at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Monday, according to reports by state media in the Philippines.
The suspects, who had been under surveillance for more than a month, were arrested while assembling an explosive device in a white truck parked outside one of the terminals, according to officials.
Acting on a tip, counter-terrorism agents from the National Bureau of Investigation caught the suspects, who were also allegedly targeting a nearby shopping mall, state media said.
Investigators are trying to establish which group was behind the bombing attempt, but militant groups with links to al-Qaeda have been fighting to create a Muslim homeland in the south of the largely Christian country