Three people killed in Philippine university shooting, say officials; incident believed to be targeted assassination


Manila, July 24, 2022 (AFP): Three people were killed Sunday in a rare shooting at a university in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said, in what appears to have been a targeted assassination.

The incident happened at Ateneo de Manila University as law students and their families arrived for a graduation ceremony that was to be attended by the Supreme Court chief justice.

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