Philippines doctor linked to New York attack plot a 'regular, generous guy'MANILA (Reuters) - A Filipino accused by the United States of being an Islamic State supporter involved in a foiled plot to mount gun and bomb attacks in the heart of New York City is a hospital doctor described by colleagues as a  kind and generous guy . U.S. prosecutors said on Friday they had charged 37-year-old Russell Salic with terrorism offences, alleging he helped fund a plot that included attacks on Manhattan s Times Square and the city s subway. Salic, who is in custody in the Philippines, denies involvement in the plot or links to Islamist extremists. Philippine authorities say they had been tracking Salic for some time, but gave conflicting accounts of his suspected ties to a local group loyal to Islamic State. Armed forces chief, General Eduardo Ano, said on Sunday that contacts between the doctor and extremists in the Middle East and Malaysia, mostly via social media, had been monitored, but no links had been found between Salic and the radical Maute group that has been engaged in nearly five months of battles with the military on the southern island of Mindanao. Military spokesman Restituto Padilla, however, said Salic had treated wounded Maute rebels in clandestine mountain training camps, and was known to them as  doc . Medical staff at the hospital where Salic worked in Cagayan de Oro City, in Mindanao, were shocked to learn about the U.S. charges against him.  I knew him when he was here, he was kind, generous, and a regular guy,  said one doctor reached by telephone, who declined to be named.  I would never suspect him to be a supporter of a terrorist organization. He is not that kind of person.  Another colleague said he had no idea that Salic had been in detention, noting that he had disappeared without explanation in April.  I thought he moved to another hospital after completing his residency,  he said.  Salic had, in fact, surrendered to the Philippine authorities in April, when he learned that he was wanted by the United States. He is in the custody of the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation. U.S. authorities have charged him with seven offences,  including conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism and to support a terrorist organization. The most serious of the charges he faces carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.   Since giving himself up, Salic has also been charged by the Philippines with involvement in the kidnapping of six sawmill workers by the Maute group in Mindanao in April 2016. Two of those captives were beheaded a few days after the abduction. Salic was implicated by one of the freed hostages, according to the Philippine authorities. Salic s lawyer, Dalonilang Parahiman, on Monday dismissed links between his client and the Maute group and said it was impossible the doctor had been involved in the kidnappings.  He has proofs, including his daily time record, to show he was at the hospital in Cagayan de Oro, which is about 200 kilometers away,  Parahiman said. The Philippines  Justice Department said the process to extradite Salic to the United States was under way. It did not say whether it would complete the kidnap and murder case against him first. According to documents unsealed in federal court in Manhattan on Friday, Salic had repeatedly expressed his support for a major attack on New York to an undercover agent, and said he was  desperate  to join Islamic State in Syria. Salic was in regular contact via text messages with that agent and Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, one of the two men who planned to carry out the attacks, the documents said. Salic had transferred the equivalent of $423 to fund bomb-making materials for the attack, and indicated his intention to send more later, according to the charges. Canadian El Bahnasawy, 19, had described Salic, who he knew as  Abu Khalid  and  the doctor , as a trusted supporter of Islamic State, who had provided funding to the group on previous occasions, according to the U.S. charges. El Bahnasawy was arrested in New Jersey in May 2016 and pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. Another alleged conspirator, American Talha Haroon, also 19, was arrested in Pakistan around September 2016.  Salic told the undercover agent he would pray for the success of the attack, describing New York as the capital of non-believers.  It would be a great pleasure if we can slaughter  people in New York, he was quoted telling the agent. worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Philippines doctor linked to New York attack plot a 'regular, generous guy'MANILA (Reuters) - A Filipino accused by the United States of being an Islamic State supporter involved in a foiled plot to mount gun and bomb attacks in the heart of New York City is a hospital doctor described by colleagues as a  kind and generous guy . U.S. prosecutors said on Friday they had charged 37-year-old Russell Salic with terrorism offences, alleging he helped fund a plot that included attacks on Manhattan s Times Square and the city s subway. Salic, who is in custody in the Philippines, denies involvement in the plot or links to Islamist extremists. Philippine authorities say they had been tracking Salic for some time, but gave conflicting accounts of his suspected ties to a local group loyal to Islamic State. Armed forces chief, General Eduardo Ano, said on Sunday that contacts between the doctor and extremists in the Middle East and Malaysia, mostly via social media, had been monitored, but no links had been found between Salic and the radical Maute group that has been engaged in nearly five months of battles with the military on the southern island of Mindanao. Military spokesman Restituto Padilla, however, said Salic had treated wounded Maute rebels in clandestine mountain training camps, and was known to them as  doc . Medical staff at the hospital where Salic worked in Cagayan de Oro City, in Mindanao, were shocked to learn about the U.S. charges against him.  I knew him when he was here, he was kind, generous, and a regular guy,  said one doctor reached by telephone, who declined to be named.  I would never suspect him to be a supporter of a terrorist organization. He is not that kind of person.  Another colleague said he had no idea that Salic had been in detention, noting that he had disappeared without explanation in April.  I thought he moved to another hospital after completing his residency,  he said.  Salic had, in fact, surrendered to the Philippine authorities in April, when he learned that he was wanted by the United States. He is in the custody of the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation. U.S. authorities have charged him with seven offences,  including conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism and to support a terrorist organization. The most serious of the charges he faces carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.   Since giving himself up, Salic has also been charged by the Philippines with involvement in the kidnapping of six sawmill workers by the Maute group in Mindanao in April 2016. Two of those captives were beheaded a few days after the abduction. Salic was implicated by one of the freed hostages, according to the Philippine authorities. Salic s lawyer, Dalonilang Parahiman, on Monday dismissed links between his client and the Maute group and said it was impossible the doctor had been involved in the kidnappings.  He has proofs, including his daily time record, to show he was at the hospital in Cagayan de Oro, which is about 200 kilometers away,  Parahiman said. The Philippines  Justice Department said the process to extradite Salic to the United States was under way. It did not say whether it would complete the kidnap and murder case against him first. According to documents unsealed in federal court in Manhattan on Friday, Salic had repeatedly expressed his support for a major attack on New York to an undercover agent, and said he was  desperate  to join Islamic State in Syria. Salic was in regular contact via text messages with that agent and Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, one of the two men who planned to carry out the attacks, the documents said. Salic had transferred the equivalent of $423 to fund bomb-making materials for the attack, and indicated his intention to send more later, according to the charges. Canadian El Bahnasawy, 19, had described Salic, who he knew as  Abu Khalid  and  the doctor , as a trusted supporter of Islamic State, who had provided funding to the group on previous occasions, according to the U.S. charges. El Bahnasawy was arrested in New Jersey in May 2016 and pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. Another alleged conspirator, American Talha Haroon, also 19, was arrested in Pakistan around September 2016.  Salic told the undercover agent he would pray for the success of the attack, describing New York as the capital of non-believers.  It would be a great pleasure if we can slaughter  people in New York, he was quoted telling the agent. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: philippines doctor linked new york attack plot generous reuters a filipino accused united states islamic state supporter involved foiled plot mount gun bomb attacks heart new york city hospital doctor described colleagues kind generous guy prosecutors said friday charged russell solid terrorism offences alleging helped fund plot included attacks manhattan times square city subway solid custody philippines denies involvement plot links islamic extremists philippine authorities say tracking solid time gave conflicting accounts suspected ties local group loyal islamic state armed forces chief general eduardo ano said sunday contacts doctor extremists middle east malaysia mostly via social media monitored links found solid radical mate group engaged nearly five months battles military southern island mindanao military spokesman restitution vanilla however said solid treated wounded mate rebels clandestine mountain training camps known doc medical staff hospital solid worked caravan de oro city mindanao shocked learn charges i knew kind generous regular guy said one doctor reached telephone declined named i would never suspect supporter terrorist organization he kind person another colleague said idea solid detention noting disappeared without explanation april i thought moved another hospital completing residency said solid fact surrendered philippine authorities april learned wanted united states he custody philippines national bureau investigation authorities charged seven offences including conspiracy commit acts terrorism support terrorist organization the serious charges faces carry maximum sentence life prison since giving solid also charged philippines involvement kidnapping six sawmill workers mate group mindanao april two captives beheaded days abduction solid implicated one freed hostages according philippine authorities solid lawyer dalonilang parahiman monday dismissed links client mate group said impossible doctor involved kidnappings he proofs including daily time record show hospital caravan de oro kilometers away parahiman said the philippines justice department said process extradited solid united states way it say whether would complete kidnap murder case first according documents unseated federal court manhattan friday solid repeatedly expressed support major attack new york undercover agent said desperate join islamic state syria solid regular contact via text messages agent abdulrahman el bahnasawy one two men planned carry attacks documents said solid transferred equivalent fund materials attack indicated intention send later according charges canadian el bahnasawy described solid knew abu valid doctor trusted supporter islamic state provided funding group previous occasions according charges el bahnasawy arrested new jersey may pleaded guilty terrorism charges another alleged conspirator american talk maroon also arrested pakistan around september solid told undercover agent would pray success attack describing new york capital it would great pleasure slaughter people new york quoted telling agent worldnews