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Nearly a year since Abu Sayyaf raid, fear still hangs over Bohol town

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Annie Fe Perez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/04/30/001.jpg"/><figcaption>&quot;Esmaelita Niñeza, a barangay councilor, recalls her experience during the clash between the military and the Abu Sayyaf in Bohol last year. Annie Fe Perez, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>INABANGA, Bohol—Locals here are still wary of the threat of terrorism, almost a year since Abu Sayyaf rebels caused havoc on the resort island.On Good Friday, Canlinte village residents, the adjacent town of Napo, acknowledged that fear persists. &quot;We never expected it to happen. Until now we keep on listening because they might come back,&quot; Esmaelita Niñeza, a barangay councilor, said in local dialect.It was also during the Holy Week last year when the Abu Sayyaf penetrated a far-flung village in Inabanga and triggered a day-long clash that killed 6 rebels and 4 members of the security forces.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/12/17/timeline-abu-sayyaf-in-bohol">TIMELINE: Abu Sayyaf in Bohol</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/22/17/abu-sayyaf-leader-killed-in-bohol-clash">Abu Sayyaf leader killed in Bohol clash</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/11/17/several-killed-as-abu-sayyaf-military-clash-in-bohol">Several killed as Abu Sayyaf, military clash in Bohol</a></li></ul>Niñeza and other villagers recalled how bullets penetrated their houses while they hid in fear at evacuation centers.&quot;We pray that our town be peaceful,&quot; added 76-year-old resident Ronnie Niño.On Aprill 11, the day Abu Sayyaf raided the province, locals are set to offer a mass.The clashes between the bandit group and the military lasted for more than a month, prompting several countries to issue travel warnings over Central Visayas.Almost a year later, authorities in Bohol still remain at a heightened alert.

Locals here are still wary of the threat of terrorism, almost a year since Abu Sayyaf rebels caused havoc on the resort island.

Locals here are still wary of the threat of terrorism, almost a year since Abu Sayyaf rebels caused havoc on the resort island.

Nearly a year since Abu Sayyaf raid, fear still hangs over Bohol town

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Nearly a year since Abu Sayyaf raid, fear still hangs over Bohol town

Annie Fe Perez,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 30, 2018 06:17 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 30, 2018 06:24 PM PHT

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