A three-year old boy was killed and her mother and sister
and a neighbor were wounded after gunmen opened fire on their house in Lamitan City
in the southern Philippine province
of Basilan
It said Omal Lario was hit in the chest and died on the spot
while her 25-year old mother Usaiya was also shot in the chest and her sister
Naira, 5, had been hit in the foot in the attack which occurred at dawn Monday
in Balobo village.
Their neighbor, Said Montong, 11, was also shot in the knee,
police said.
The victims were all asleep when the attackers arrived and
sprayed the house with automatic gunfire. Police investigators recovered bullet
casings fired from an M16 automatic rifle and M1 Garand rifle.
Police said the wounded were rushed to the hospital. The
motive of the attack is still unknown or whether it was connected to clan war
or not, but police said it is investigating the strafing.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the
attack, but rebel groups are also actively operating in the province which is
part of the Muslim autonomous region.
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