Videos show deadly school shooting in Philippines

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Videos show deadly school shooting in Philippines. (2026, August 18). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/18/videos-show-deadly-school-shooting-in-philippines?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-08-18

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A ninth-grade student committed a fatal shooting at a high school in Zamboanga, Philippines, leaving one student dead, the shooter dead, and two others injured. No specific numbers on the age of the victims are provided. The incident was apparently livestreamed by the perpetrator. The report focuses on conveying the basic facts of the event without additional context or analysis.

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On August 18, a 9th-grade student named *Mohammad Mael Jalani* opened fire at *Ateneo de Zamboanga University* in the southern Philippine city of *Zamboanga*, killing one of his classmates and then himself. The shooting was livestreamed on Facebook Live. Prior to this incident, there had been another school shooting in June that left 3 high school students dead and 20 others wounded. The suspect, who was carrying two pistols, first fired at a teacher but missed, before moving up one floor and shooting the student who later died. Hundreds of students were evacuated, and two other people were injured in the attack. This is the second fatal school shooting in the Philippines in just two months.

Written for “Philippines School Shooting” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Philippines School Shooting

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“Although both articles mention a school shooting in Zamboanga, Philippines, they appear to be describing two separate incidents with different victims and circumstances.”

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A ninth-grade student opened fire at a high school in Zamboanga, Philippines, killing a fellow student and himself and wounding two others after apparently livestreaming the attack.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-18

2026-08-18 · Al Jazeera

Videos show deadly school shooting in Philippines · assertive framing

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Videos show deadly school shooting in Philippines asserted

Videos → show → Philippines

A ninth-grade student opened fire at a high school in Zamboanga, Philippines, killing a fellow student and himself and wounding two others after apparently livestreaming the attack. asserted

student → open → attack

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