ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 4, 2008) – Two motorcycle gunmen killed a ship owner in an attack in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, police said.
Police said the Faustino Saavedra and his wife Floria, were on a car when gunmen attacked them near downtown Zamboanga late Thursday. The woman was unhurt in the attack. Saavedra’s family owns the Ever Lines Shipping Company in Zamboanga City.
“We are still investigating the killing,” said Police Insp. Ibrahim Jambiran.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it was not the first time that a businessman had been killed in Zamboanga City by gunmen. Previous attacks blamed on assassins included journalists, doctors, lawyers and traders.
Zamboanga is one of the most dangerous cities in the southern Philippines because of the presence of gun-for-hire and the proliferation of illegal weapons, mostly in the hands of criminals and rebels. (Mindanao Examiner)
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