Drug-fuelled gunman kills seven in Philippines
- Published: 4 Jan 2013 at 11.45
- Online news: Asia
A gunman with a semi-automatic pistol killed seven people and wounded 11 others during a drug-fuelled rampage in a slum near the Philippine capital on Friday, authorities said.
A campaign poster showing Ronaldo Bae on a shanty house in Kawit, south of Manila, on Friday. Bae killed seven people and wounded 11 others during a drug-fuelled rampage in a slum near the Philippine capital on Friday, authorities said.
The ordeal, which ended when police shot the assailant dead, again raised concerns about the country's lax gun controls after the week began with two children dying from bullets fired by revellers to celebrate New Year's Eve.
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