MANILA: The Philippines was rocked on Monday by a deadly school shooting incident in Leyte province, where gunmen killed three students and wounded seven others.
The incident took place at 9 a.m. at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City in the central Philippines, where children were gathered for their class.
Footage circulated on social media showed children hiding in a classroom, as multiple shots are heard.
Tacloban City Police confirmed the casualties and said they had arrested two suspects and seized the firearms allegedly used in the incident — a revolver and a 9 mm Glock pistol.
Earlier reports identified the shooters as students aged 15 and 14. Initial investigation by Tacloban police indicated that the incident “may have stemmed from a personal grudge allegedly rooted in school bullying.”
