ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 17, 2013) – A bus passenger was injured after he was attacked by one of five gunmen who robbed them in the southern Philippines, police said Tuesday.
Police said the armed man hit the victim with the butt of his gun while the others were robbing the bus, owned by Rural Transit of Mindanao, in the town of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay province.
The victim was brought to hospital, but police did not release the name of the passenger.
The gunmen boarded the bus, which came from Pagadian City and heading to Zamboanga City, in the neighboring town of Ipil and declared the robbery in Ipil.
Police said the robbers took off with over P50,000 in loot. It was unknown if the bus had a security camera, but highway robberies are common along the stretch of the Zamboanga highway. (Mindanao Examiner)
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