3 people killed in Philippine university shooting: Officials

A former mayor in the restive southern province of Basilan was killed along with her executive assistant and a university security guard, said Joy Belmonte, the mayor of a local government unit where the shooting happened.

Published on: Jul 24, 2022, 15:42:22 IST

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Three people were killed Sunday in a rare shooting at a university in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said, in what appears to have been a targeted assassination.

Members of police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) stand guard along a popular market street in Manila. (AFP)

A former mayor in the restive southern province of Basilan was killed along with her executive assistant and a university security guard, said Joy Belmonte, the mayor of a local government unit where the shooting happened.