DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 12, 2008) – Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former New People’s Army rebel in a daring broad daylight attack Thursday in Davao City in the southern Philippines, police said.
Police said the assailants escaped on a motorcycle after the shooting which occurred inside a crowded market area in downtown Davao. The victim was killed instantly.
No group or individual claimed responsibility for the attack, police said.
Extra-judicial killings are rampant in Davao City where hundreds, mostly with police records, had been executed over the past years. The killings were largely blamed to vigilantes believed to be protected by authorities, according to families of victims. (Romy Bwaga)
Police said the assailants escaped on a motorcycle after the shooting which occurred inside a crowded market area in downtown Davao. The victim was killed instantly.
No group or individual claimed responsibility for the attack, police said.
Extra-judicial killings are rampant in Davao City where hundreds, mostly with police records, had been executed over the past years. The killings were largely blamed to vigilantes believed to be protected by authorities, according to families of victims. (Romy Bwaga)
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