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Three dead in high school shooting in Philippines
Key takeaways
- The suspects, aged 14 and 15, are both in police custody.
- Local police officials have said the teens are still being questioned but the shooting may have been motivated by a "grudge" over bullying.
- Gun violence is not uncommon in the Philippines, but school shootings are extremely rare.
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Virma Simonette Rivera BBC News, in Manila Getty Images Gun violence is not uncommon in the Philippines though school shootings are rare.Two students opened fired at a high school in central Philippines, leaving three of their peers dead and seven more wounded, police say.
The suspects, aged 14 and 15, are both in police custody. One was arrested soon after the shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban city while the second later surrendered.
Local police officials have said the teens are still being questioned but the shooting may have been motivated by a "grudge" over bullying.
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