COTABATO CITY – At least a dozen villagers were killed and wounded in an attack by gunmen in the town of Wao in Lanao del Sur province in the southern Philippines, security officials said Sunday.
The weekend attack killed 5 people, including a child; and left at least 8 others injured in the village called Magampong. The motive of the attack is still unknown, but police and military have launched an operation to track down the raiders.
Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay, a spokeswoman for the 6th Infantry Division, has confirmed the attack and said a group of “armed lawless elements” strafed the area with automatic gunfire.
Among those slain in the strafing was ten-year old Emran Manabilang. Two other adults – Anipah Sumayan and Master Pendatun – were also killed and the others who died in the hospital remain unidentified.
“Police and military are still investigating who were behind this and their motive,” Petinglay told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
No individual claimed responsibility for the attack and officials would not say if the raid was connected to a clan war or family feud. (Mindanao Examiner)
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