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(Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.)
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Speaking before the Asia Society in New York, Aquino predicted plots to kidnap, bomb and assassinate public officials in order to "bring President Marcos to his knees." 
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Aquino pointed out that "They [the terrorists] have received not only moral encouragement but material assistance," then referred to the violent "Light a Fire Movement" and declared, "More are coming, better trained and better prepared." 
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Aquino came to the U. S. last May for heart surgery; since then, he has reportedly been sighted in Libya, Syria, and Europe.
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Philippines military prosecutors have charged 20 terrorists involved in the "Light a Fire Movement" of having
smuggled explosives from Seattle and San Francisco in order to kill President Marcos, Imelda Marcos, and six cabinet ministers.
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An industrialist formerly active in the Philippines and domiciled in San Francisco, Steve Psinakis, has been accused by the military prosecution of acting as a key figure in the "Light a Fire Movement". Psinakis, an American, is the son in-law of exiled Filipino politician Eugenio Lopez. 
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August 1980: Ninoy Aquino threatens Marcos government with new terrorist attacks