Manila- Police arrested on Saturday a Filipino Muslim activist
suspected to be involved in past deadly bomb attacks in the
Philippines.

Ruben Omar Pestano Lavilla, 36, was arrested at the Manila's Ninoy
Aquino International Airport shortly after he was deported from
Bahrain, according to police aviation security Chief Superintendent
Atilano Morada.

Morada said Lavilla was one of the founders of Rajah Solaiman
Movement, a radical group of Filipino Islamic converts whose members
were suspected to be involved in terrorist activities.

Lavilla is suspected to have masterminded the bombing of a
passenger ferry in Manila four years ago that killed 116 people. He was
also suspected to be involved in other deadly bomb attacks.

Lavilla was arrested in Bahrain on July 24 while borrowing money from a bank, and deported Saturday. (dpa)