
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 13, 2012) – Motorcycle gunmen shot dead a Philippine soldier in an attack in Zamboanga City in the restive region of Mindanao, police said Monday.
Police said Sergeant Cesar Simbi, 42, was heading home when he was attacked in the village of Canelar late Sunday. The assailants fled after the shooting and police said it is still investigating the motive of the killing.
Simbi, a member of the Philippine Air Force, was assigned with the 206th Air Wing in Zamboanga City .
Police said the soldier was rushed to hospital, but emergency staff declared him dead on arrival.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the latest attack, but killings are not uncommon in Zamboanga City where guns-for-hire are actively operating and are largely blamed for most of the murders. (Mindanao Examiner)