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Philippines School Shooting

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A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other officials said.

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The incident comes two months after a high school shooting in Tacloban City in the central region left three students killed and 20 others wounded.

3 of 5 outletsfirst reported 18 Augwording from BBC

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CBC18 Aug

A high school student in the southern Philippines livestreamed his attack on classmates on Facebook Live before killing himself. Mohammad Mael Jalani, a Grade 9 student, shot two people, one of whom was a fellow student who died, while hundreds of students were evacuated from the Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus in Zamboanga. According to Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, Jalani indiscriminately fired at…

Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says →
BBC18 Aug

A student was shot dead by a fellow student at a Catholic junior high school in Zamboanga City, Philippines, after the alleged shooter smuggled a .45-calibre pistol into class. The suspect initially missed a teacher but then moved to another classroom and fatally shot the student. Authorities report that there were no more active shooters, and the situation was under control. This is the second high-profile school…

Student killed in Philippines Catholic school shooting →
Al Jazeera18 Aug

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.

Videos show deadly school shooting in Philippines →
The Guardian19 Aug

A student in the southern Philippines livestreamed himself shooting and killing another pupil at Ateneo de Zamboanga University before taking his own life, marking the country's second school attack in less than two months. The shooter was reportedly armed with a high-powered firearm and a .45-calibre pistol, which he managed to bring onto campus despite an ongoing investigation into how he obtained them. Philippine…

Philippine school shooter kills fellow student and himself in livestreamed attack →
Deutsche Welle21 Aug

A series of mass shootings in Southeast Asia has raised concerns about the region's large civilian gun stockpile. In Thailand, a 14-year-old student killed five teachers and himself on August 7, while another school shooting occurred in the Philippines this week. According to estimates, Thai civilians possess around 10.3 million firearms, with only 6 million registered and more than 4 million unregistered. The…

How do teenagers keep accessing guns in Southeast Asia? →

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  1. 18 Aug

    A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other officials said.

    3 outlets · CBC
  2. 19 Aug

    South-east Asia is grappling with violence among secondary school students, with a 14-year-old boy in Thailand allegedly shooting his grandparents and then killing more people at his school earlier this month before turning the gun on himself.

    2 outlets · The Guardian

Coverage 5 articles

Where to start How do teenagers keep accessing guns in Southeast Asia? Deutsche Welle

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  • 21 Aug How do teenagers keep accessing guns in Southeast Asia?A series of mass shootings in Southeast Asia has raised concerns about the region's large civilian gun stockpile. In Thailand, a 14-year-old student killed five teachers and himself on August 7, while another school shooting occurred in the Philippines this week. According to estimates, Thai civilians possess around 10.3 million firearms, with only 6 million registered and more than 4 million unregistered. The…Deutsche Welle
  • 19 Aug Philippine school shooter kills fellow student and himself in livestreamed attackA student in the southern Philippines livestreamed himself shooting and killing another pupil at Ateneo de Zamboanga University before taking his own life, marking the country's second school attack in less than two months. The shooter was reportedly armed with a high-powered firearm and a .45-calibre pistol, which he managed to bring onto campus despite an ongoing investigation into how he obtained them. Philippine…The Guardian
  • 18 Aug Videos show deadly school shooting in PhilippinesA 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.Al Jazeera
  • 18 Aug Student killed in Philippines Catholic school shootingA student was shot dead by a fellow student at a Catholic junior high school in Zamboanga City, Philippines, after the alleged shooter smuggled a .45-calibre pistol into class. The suspect initially missed a teacher but then moved to another classroom and fatally shot the student. Authorities report that there were no more active shooters, and the situation was under control. This is the second high-profile school…BBC
  • 18 Aug Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official saysA high school student in the southern Philippines livestreamed his attack on classmates on Facebook Live before killing himself. Mohammad Mael Jalani, a Grade 9 student, shot two people, one of whom was a fellow student who died, while hundreds of students were evacuated from the Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus in Zamboanga. According to Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, Jalani indiscriminately fired at…CBC

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