Philippines school shooting: At least three killed including gunman

DEVELOPING STORY, At least eight people were also injured in the country’s third deadly school shooting since June.At least three people, including a 16-year-old suspected gunman, have been killed and several injured in a shooting at a school in the Philippines.The attack was reported on Friday in Banga town in ‌South Cotabato, in the southern Philippines. It is the country’s third deadly school shooting incident since June.A disaster agency worker reported that two of the people killed were students, adding that several others were being treated in hospital. Four of the eight ⁠injured were in ⁠critical condition, and all of the victims were ⁠students aged ⁠14 to ⁠17.The suspected gunman reportedly shot himself following the attack, South Cotabato provincial governor Reynaldo Tamayo said. Town mayor Albert Palencia later reported that the attacker had died, according to the Reuters news agency.However, it was not immediately clear how many attackers were involved in total.A teacher was heard in a video circulating across social media saying that there were two shooters.gun control“For now, we are trying to let our fellow citizens know that the situation is stable and the case is contained,” Tamayo said. “We never thought this would happen.”“The suspect supposedly sat beside his friends and told them to go home ‘because after lunch, I will be executing my plan’. His friends laughed because the shooter was a known joker,” Palencia said.“After lunch, he started shooting students. He hit 10 students before killing himself,” Palencia added.The attack is the third school shooting to take place in the country in recent months.