US EditionPhilippine Mayor Survives RPG Ambush, Suspects Killed
Three suspects were killed and weapons recovered after an RPG attack on Mayor Akmad Ampatuan Sr., marking the fourth assassination attempt on him since 2014.
- A mayor in the Philippines survived a rocket attack caught on CCTV in the town of Shariff Aguak, where he was unharmed but two security personnel were injured.
- The assailants fled the scene but were later cornered, leading to a shootout in which three of the four suspects were killed.
- Police identified the leader of the attack as a man named Budtong Rap-Rap Pendatun, who had outstanding arrest warrants for various crimes.
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A mayor of a conflict zone in the southern Philippines survived an assassination attempt on Sunday when an assailant shot a rocket launcher at the armoured vehicle he was travelling in, the local authorities reported this Monday, who posted a video of the event. “The mayor (Akmad Mitra) Ampatuan was unharmed, while two members of his security team were injured,” says the government of the autonomous region of Bangsamoro, in Mindanao, in the sout…
Philippine mayor survives RPG attack
Filipino Mayor Survives Rocket Launcher Assassination Attempt, on Video
The mayor of a small town in the Philippines was attacked by a rocket-propelled grenade in an apparent assassination attempt and lived to tell the tale ... and it looks like his armored car saved his life. Ya gotta see this crazy footage out of…
The mayor's vehicle was attacked with a rocket launcher. Akmad Ampatuan, the mayor of the city of Shariff Aguak in the southern Philippines, was the target...
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