MANILA, Philippines (AP) - An inmate at the Philippines' national penitentiary ran amok and stabbed seven other prisoners before guards fatally shot him, officials said Monday.
The inmate, Sergio Canete, stabbed the other prisoners with a 24-inch-long (60-centimeter) improvised machete late Sunday before he was shot at the New Bilib Prison's maximum security compound, prison spokesman Art Dimayuga said.
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