2 marines shot in Southern Philippines

From the Mindanao Examiner BlogSpot site (Aug 15): 2 marines shot in Southern Philippines

Two marine soldiers, who were on a break, had been shot in separate attacks, in the southern Philippines, police said Friday.

Police said Private Janry Boston, 24, was killed early Friday inside a rest room of a gas station in Tacurong town in Sultan Kudarat province by a still unidentified assailant. Boston, a native of Esperanza town in Sultan Kudarat province, was assigned in Sulu province.

The motive of the killing is still unknown, but police said prior to the attack, the soldier had an altercation with another man inside a bar. Police said crime investigators recovered four shell casings of a .45-caliber pistol. It was not immediately known whether Boston had a weapon or not.

The soldier was rushed to hospital in General Santos where he is under observation.

In the town of Pitogo in Zamboanga del Sur province, marine Merjun Disapor, 22, and his companion Renell Alastra were both killed after being attack by a man armed with an M16 rifle inside a gym.

Police said the victims were drinking when the assailant barged and shot them. Disapor, a native of Pitogo town, was also assigned in Sulu province.

The attacker fled after the shooting. It was unknown if the communist rebel group New People’s Army was involved in the killing.

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