Philippine mall security guards required to carry guns
- Published: 1 Feb 2013 at 00.44
- Online news: Asia
Mall security guards in the Philippines will be required to carry firearms after recent attacks at shopping centres, police said Thursday, despite growing anger over the huge number of guns in the country.
A security guard patrols through a shopping mall in Manila on November 3, 2010. Mall security guards in the Philippines will be required to carry firearms after recent attacks at shopping centres, police said Thursday, despite growing anger over the huge number of guns in the country.
Opposition to the widespread presence of guns has been sparked by a recent series of fatal shootings, many involving children.
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