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PNP eyeing armed group
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is investigating an attempt to assassinate Datu Piang Vice Mayor Mohammad Omar Abpi Samama, who is seeking re-election.
Authorities are focusing their probe on an armed group, reportedly among lawless elements operating in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
PNP Public Information Office chief Police Col. Randulf Tuaño stated that investigators are pursuing the armed group believed to be behind the incident.
The vice mayor was shot in the abdomen while delivering a speech in an evacuation center on Monday morning.
Tuaño mentioned that the gunman could be a sniper, as the shooting occurred from outside the crowd area.
Samama is in stable condition and recovering in the hospital.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deemed the attack poll-related, as Samama is running for re-election.
Senator Bong Go has condemned the attack on Samama.
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