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Man killed, fireman wounded in ambuscades

John Unson - The Philippine Star
February 19, 2013 | 12:00am

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – A man was killed and a fire service officer was wounded in separate ambuscades here Sunday.

Banjamin Taup died on the spot when two men on a motorcycle shot him while he was standing along a busy road in Pagagaw area.

The killing occurred after the slay attempt on Automous Region in Muslim Mindanao fire official Senior Inspector Dennis Hermoso.

Hermoso was driving his black Toyota Fortuner (ZHL-676) when two men riding a motorcycle shot him with .45 caliber pistols, wounding him in the arm.

Hermoso’s companion, Senior Fire Officer 1 Hazel Saavedra, was unhurt.             

 

AUTOMOUS REGION

BANJAMIN TAUP

FIRE

HAZEL SAAVEDRA

HERMOSO

MUSLIM MINDANAO

PAGAGAW

SENIOR FIRE OFFICER

SENIOR INSPECTOR DENNIS HERMOSO

TOYOTA FORTUNER
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