Gunman wounds Saudi preacher in Philippines

Philippine soldiers patrol the streets in Zamboanga, on southern island of Mindanao. - AFP Filepic

Zamboanga (Philippines) (AFP) - An influential Saudi Arabian preacher was shot and wounded in a southern Philippine city on Tuesday, police said, adding security forces killed the gunman.

Sheikh Aaidh al-Qarni was in hospital following the shooting in Zamboanga city but did not have life threatening injuries, local police spokeswoman Senior Inspector Helen Galvez said.