Filipinos defy the warning of terror, end move safe

Manila, Philippines. (AP) - millions of faithful Catholics Tuesday ended highlight a statue of Christ through the Philippine capital after 22 hours with no major incident. The President had already warned that the goal of the terrorists are the annual procession lute could.

The authorities have deployed a massive police cordon declared the event a success and raised the alert security in Manila.

The Government of any specific information on an act of terrorism. Nevertheless obtained about 15,000 police officers, three miles (5 km), supported by hundreds of soldiers, route of procession for the charred wood black Nazarene statue Park of the sea of Rizal to a church people's crowded Quiapo Manila district.

Booth of the air force helicopters and cell phone service has been blocked in procession to prevent trigger bombs around their use. Despite President pink warning supporters near the statue of a large number of chestnut brown shirts, raw, healing powers.

Supporters who was waving handkerchiefs and towels rent shouts: "Viva!", as the statue was finally within the Church at the end of the grueling procession scope.

The Philippine Red Cross said that more than 500 disciples for minor injuries, exhaustion or dehydration are treated.

The President Benigno Aquino III on a hastily called Press Conference announced Sunday, was reported several terrorists Manila, with plans to disrupt the procession, however, that the threat was not high enough to cancel the event and the police would work to ensure security.

Aquino warning stung in recent years of more complex security deployments for an event in the capital.

Voltaire Gazmin defence said that threat, with the possible bombings by two groups of Islamic militants in the volatile south of the country, the police on suspected terrorist hiding in Manila, but without results prompted the raid.

There was that attackers of two radical Muslim groups, including al-Qaida linked Abu Sayyaf, which could be on a list of U.S. of terrorist organizations for the deadly attacks, kidnappings and beheadings of speculation.

Tolentino of Francis of the President of the authority of development Manila Metropolitan of Tuesday, said "I am in agreement with the assessment of Manila police district , that it was a success, but a little too long,".

The motorcade was delayed for hours, because the wheels of the carriage of the statue broke.

Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim said that the warning of the Government who have organized the peaceful meeting may have contributed.

Survey was Manila security alert after the end of the procession, said the Minister of the Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo.

Police said that attended at least 3 million followers mainly bare feet of the event.

The wooden statue of Christ crowned with thorns and with a cross is supposed to of the Mexico in Manila in 1606 by Spanish were introduced missionaries. The ship that caught fire, but the charred statue survived and has been named the black Nazarene.

Some believe that the survival of the statue of the fire and earthquakes through the centuries and intensive bombing of the second world war a proof of his powers.

The Philippines is mainly Asia largest Roman Catholic nation.

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Therefore associated press writer Teresa Cerojano this report contributed to.