At least 2 students killed in Philippine school shooting

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-18 · 02:25 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A high school student fatally shot a fellow student and then himself on Tuesday at a high school on the Ateneo de Zamboanga University campus in Zamboanga City, Philippines. Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso stated that the suspect, identified as a seventh-grader, was carrying a high-powered firearm and a .45-caliber pistol. The suspect also reportedly wore a body camera to live stream the attack. Hundreds of students were evacuated to safety following the incident, and two other individuals sustained injuries. The motive for the shooting has not been specified in the provided content.

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A high school student shot and killed a fellow student before killing himself.

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At least two students were killed in a Philippine school shooting.

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The suspect was carrying a high-powered firearm and a .45-calibre pistol.

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Two other people were injured in the incident.

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The suspect apparently wore a body camera to live stream the attack.

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A high school student carrying two firearms shot to death a fellow student before killing himself on Tuesday in a high school in a university campus in the southern Philippines where hundreds of students were evacuated to safety, officials said.Zamboanga city Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said the suspect apparently wore a body camera to live stream the attack at the high school on the Ateneo de Zamboanga University campus in his city. Two other people were injured, he said.“A [seventh-grader] managed to enter carrying a high-powered firearm and a .45-calibre pistol,” Olaso told DZBB radio network.

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