WRAP: GVs raided Manila hotel, Arroyo in Tokyo, brother of suspect.

(14 Sep 2001) Manila, Philippines 1. Wide shot of exterior of Bayview Hotel 2. Sign "Bayview Hotel" Tokyo, Japan 3. Gloria Arroyo enters press conference 4. Various of journalists 5. Close-up of Arroyo speaking at press conference 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gloria Arroyo, President of Philippines "A suspect of the 1993 bombing incident was arrested in Manila and in the interrogation of that suspect there were many pieces of information that he revealed which are now material to the investigation regarding the incident in New York. So, the evidence and testimony that were gathered in 1995 have been reconstructed by the police and given to the American authorities. Now, with regard to Bayview, while I was away, there was a joint operation made by Philippines police and American law enforcement authorities on Bayview Hotel, which is just across the street from the US Embassy. In relation to some suspected links between the event in the United States and some elements in the Philippines." 7. Wide shot of press conference Manila, Philippines 8. Wide shot of press conference 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Andrea Domingo, Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration "There is also a report that the brother of one of the terrorists in New York arrived last night in a Saudi Air flight, but we are still investigating this." 10. Cutaway of cameras 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Andrea Domingo, Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration: "We have a reliable report that says that he is the brother of one of the pilots who struck the World Trade Centre." 12. Wide shot of press conference 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hermogene Ebdane, Police Chief Superintendent: "I have just spoken with the district director of the Western Police District, and we have personnel really in front of the Bayview Hotel, mostly to secure the US Embassy". 14. Wide shot of exterior United States Embassy, pans to wide shot of Bayview Hotel Manila, Philippines 15. Wide shot of press crowding over Saudia Airlines pilot Mohammad Omar Al-Bokhari, as he is being escorted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport 16. Al-Bokhari walking with escorts 17. Wide shot of Al-Bokhari 18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Simeon Vallada, Chief Immigration Officer, Ninoy Aquino International Airport "I am being instructed by the Commissioner, that's all I know". 19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mohammad Omar Al-Bokhari, Saudi Airlines pilot "(Q: How do you feel now?) I feel alright. (Q:You look tired Captain?) No, I'm not tired, it's just from your light (points to camera lights)." 20. Pilot crowded by press as they walk 21. Al-Bokhari shaking head after journalist asks if he is the brother of a man held for questioning in the U-S 22. Wide shot of pilot escorted down steps out of airport terminal - zooms in to pilot 23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Simeon Vallada, Chief Immigration Officer, Ninoy Aquino International Airport "According to intelligence reports, he is related to (Adnan) Bukhari, now detained by Federal authorities in Florida." 24. Wide shot of press crowding as Al-Bokhari is escorted into vehicle STORYLINE: Three Middle Eastern men were engaged in "suspicious" videotaping of the American Embassy in Manila last week that may have been part of a bombing plot, officials said on Friday. The men, all carrying Omani passports with the family name Al-Shehhi, were questioned, allowed to go because they had committed no known crime, and left the Philippines the next day. President Gloria Arroyo, speaking at a Tokyo news conference on Friday, said that Philippine and U-S authorities acted jointly in the raid on the hotel. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...