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| Gunman kills eight in Philippines | Gunman kills eight in Philippines |
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| A man has shot eight people dead, five of them children, in a village near the Philippines capital, Manila. | A man has shot eight people dead, five of them children, in a village near the Philippines capital, Manila. |
| The man, reportedly drunk, opened fire in Calamba with a M-16 rifle, and escaped from the scene before he could be arrested by police. | The man, reportedly drunk, opened fire in Calamba with a M-16 rifle, and escaped from the scene before he could be arrested by police. |
| Six other people were wounded, after two houses next door to each other came under fire. | Six other people were wounded, after two houses next door to each other came under fire. |
| Five of the dead were under 12 years old, and police speculated that a family feud was behind the killings. | Five of the dead were under 12 years old, and police speculated that a family feud was behind the killings. |
| "When we interviewed the wounded, they said they just woke to the sound of gunfire," a nurse at the local hospital, Rey Enriquez, told the Associated Press news agency. | "When we interviewed the wounded, they said they just woke to the sound of gunfire," a nurse at the local hospital, Rey Enriquez, told the Associated Press news agency. |
| The shooting comes three days after 10 people were shot dead in a bank raid in the same province - an incident that caused nationwide outrage. | |
| Nine people were found dead at the Cabuyao bank, while a 10th victim died later in hospital. | Nine people were found dead at the Cabuyao bank, while a 10th victim died later in hospital. |
| The contents of the bank's vault were stolen, and despite police checkpoints and intensified patrols, no arrests have so far been made. | The contents of the bank's vault were stolen, and despite police checkpoints and intensified patrols, no arrests have so far been made. |