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  "id": 8202780,
  "title": "At least one dead, four injured in school shooting in southern Philippines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/at-least-one-dead-four-injured-in-school-shooting-in-southern-8202780",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:54:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/18/at-least-one-dead-four-injured-in-school-shooting-in-southern-philippines"
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  "account": "At least one fatality and four injuries have been reported following a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, according to the provincial governor. This marks the latest in a series of school shootings in the country, with two incidents occurring since June. School shootings have been relatively uncommon in the Philippines, leading to deep concern from the Department of Education following the incident in Banga town, South Cotabato. Although police have confirmed the occurrence of the shooting, details regarding the shooter and victims remain scarce at this time. The situation echoes a tragic live-streamed attack by a student in Zamboanga last month, where a student killed another student before taking his own life. In June, a high school in Tacloban witnessed a similar attack, resulting in three deaths and around 20 injuries when two classmates opened fire on campus. The Philippines maintains relatively stringent gun ownership regulations, including background checks and psychological evaluations, although illegal firearms continue to circulate. The recent events also mirror a high-profile incident in Thailand in August, where a student carried out a shooting rampage at a school on the outskirts of Bangkok.",
  "summary": "The incident follows two shootings since June at schools in the south of the country.",
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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : 2 Dead, 7 Injured In School Shooting In Southern Philippines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/world-2-dead-7-injured-in-school-shooting-in-southern-philippines",
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        "title": "At least one dead, four injured in school shooting in southern Philippines",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T07:28:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "At least one killed, four injured in Philippines school shooting, provincial governor says",
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        "title": "Philippines school shooting leaves at least two dead",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T07:47:23.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Philippines school shooting: 2 killed, 4 injured in South Cotabato",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/philippines-school-shooting-2-killed-4-injured-in-south-cotabato",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:48:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "At least one dead, four injured in school shooting in southern Philippines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/at-least-one-dead-four-injured-in-school-shooting-in-southern-8205304",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "At least two killed in southern Philippines school shooting: Rescuer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/at-least-two-killed-in-southern-philippines-school-shooting-rescuer",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:17:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "At least one dead and multiple injured in Philippines school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/at-least-one-dead-and-multiple-injured-in-philippines-school-shooting",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:28:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Philippines school shooting leaves one dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/philippines-school-shooting-leaves-one-dead",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:29:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Philippines: At least 2 students killed in school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/philippines-at-least-2-students-killed-in-school-shooting",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:48:00.000Z"
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