Zamboanga Province Mayor Killed in Ambush at Manila Airport
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The mayor of a town in the province of Zamboanga del Sur in the restive southern Philippines was shot dead in an ambush at Manila’s main airport, police said.
Ukol Talumpa, mayor of Labangan, his wife and at least two others died in the shooting yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City near Manila, police director Chief Superintendent Christopher Laxa said by phone. Five others were injured in the attack, he said.