1. The unit, believed to be from the Moro National Liberation Front -- the largest of the insurgent Moslem groups -- 2. The Islamic Jihad organization, a militant Moslem group, claimed responsibility in a statement received by the Reuters news agency in Beirut, Lebanon. 3. But Noer Iskandar al-Barsany, deputy chairman of the lawmaking body of Moslem group Nadhlatul Ulama, considered such a dialog a very practical proposal. 4. He also guaranteed there would be no conflict between Moslem groups celebrating on different dates. 5. In the course of the New Order, the NU once differed from other Moslem mainstream groups when it became the first to accept Pancasila as the sole principle. 6. The decision followed a meeting of religious experts and leaders of various Moslem groups led by Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher. 7. The other largest Moslem group, Nahdlatul Ulama, conducted its own survey and concluded that Idul Fitri falls Friday. 8. Five more members of a Moslem extremist group which kidnapped tourists in the southern Philippine lakeside town of Sebu have surrendered, military officials said Monday. 9. Firebrand Hindu nationalist Bal Thackeray warned of trouble Saturday after police here banned the screening of a film about inter-faith love because of objections by Moslem groups. 10. Foreign diplomatic sources, however, cautioned against linking Moslem political extremist groups to PAGAD, which is essentially an anti-crime movement. |