MANILA, 29 January — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday reiterated that it is not involved with the “Pentagon” gang that have been kidnapping foreigners in Mindanao. MILF spokesperson Eid Kabalu gave the assurance as he insisted that any MILF member found to be connected with the bandits would be “sanctioned” by the organization’s central committee. The Pentagon is said to be responsible for the abduction of Italian Priest Giuseppe Pierantoni and a recent foiled attempt to kidnap an American manager of Dole Philippines. Kabalu also denied links with the terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiya and the Al-Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden. Police had claimed that an Indonesian terror suspect arrested in Mindanao had been an explosives trainer with the MILF. “We are very confident that the time will come when all will be clearer and we will be vindicated on all the issues being thrown against us,” Kabalu said.