Manila – AFP
Three people were killed Sunday, in a shooting at a university in the Philippine capital, Manila, according to officials, in a rare incident that appears to be a targeted assassination.
The incident occurred at Ateneo de Manila University as law students and their families arrived to attend a graduation ceremony that the chief justice of the Supreme Court was scheduled to attend. The supposed shooter was arrested.
Authorities said Rose Foregay, a former mayor in the restive southern state of Basilan, whose daughter was among the graduates, was killed.
Police said an aide to Foregay and a university security guard were also killed. She added that her daughter was injured while she is in hospital and “her condition is stable.”
“We are stunned and devastated by this incident,” said Joy Belmont, mayor of the local government unit where the shooting took place.
The Philippines rarely witnesses shootings in schools and universities, despite its lax rules on the possession of firearms. But the assassination of politicians is prevalent, especially during election periods.
