Two students arrested after three killed in Philippines school shooting
Key takeaways
- At least seven people wounded in a rare school shooting in the city of Tacloban in the central Philippines.
- Two suspects have been arrested after the shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban, a city on the island of Leyte about 580km (360 miles) south-east of the capital Manila, police said on Monday.
- The shooting occurred at about 9am (01:00 GMT) inside the school, the Tacloban City Police Office said, adding that an investigation was ongoing to determine the circumstances behind the incident.
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At least seven people wounded in a rare school shooting in the city of Tacloban in the central Philippines.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Police investigators walk in front of the school entrance after the shooting in Tacloban City, Leyte province [AFP]By AFP and APPublished On 22 Jun 202622 Jun 2026At least three students have been killed and seven others were wounded after two students opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines, police said.
Two suspects have been arrested after the shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban, a city on the island of Leyte about 580km (360 miles) south-east of the capital Manila, police said on Monday.