MARAWI CITY – Motorcycle gunmen killed three people on Thursday in an attack in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province in southern Philippines, police said.
Police said the gunmen escaped after killing their victims near at Al Khwarizmi International College in the village of Sarimanok. The victims were in a tricycle when gunmen attacked them and the driver was also wounded, according to the police.
The motive of the killings is still unknown, but two of the victims were just popcorn vendors, according to Senior Superintendent Agustin Tello, the local police chief.
Police identified the non-Muslims victims as Baldwin Romano, Junard Kalagi and his brother Junil, and the driver as Halim Mitomara.
The attackers also shouted “Allahu Akbar” as they escaped following the daring attack.
Non-Muslims have been targeted for attacks in Marawi, also known as the Islamic City, in recent months.
No individuals or group claimed responsibility of the latest killings, but Lanao del Sur is one of the hotbed of radicals groups that have pledged allegiance to Islamic State in Syria. (Moh Saaduddin and E. Dumaboc)
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