Student killed classmate and himself at school in Philippines, mayor says
MANILA, Philippines — A high school student carrying two firearms shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in a high school in a university campus in the southern Philippines, an official and police said. Zamboanga city Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said the suspect apparently wore a body camera to livestream the attack at the high school on the Ateneo de Zamboanga university…
On Tuesday, a high school student brought two firearms to school in Zamboanga City, Philippines, and opened fire on his fellow classmates and a teacher. The suspect then took his own life. According to Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso, the attacker wore a body camera to broadcast the incident. Two other individuals were injured in the attack.
The suspect had initially targeted a teacher but it is unclear if the teacher was injured during the attack. This tragic event unfolded just two weeks after a similar school shooting occurred in Thailand, where a 14-year-old boy killed five school staff members, a 12-year-old girl, and his grandparents before taking his own life.
Thailand's high rate of gun ownership, second only to Pakistan in Asia, highlights the ongoing issue of gun violence in the Southeast Asian country.
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