Asia-Pacific
Gunmen kill candidate town councilor in Philippines
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-07 16:27
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COTABATO, Philippines: Gunmen in the southern Philippines shot and killed a candidate for a councilor on Wednesday in another election-linked violence, an official said on Thursday.
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Amor said he and witnesses rushed Sula to the nearest hospital but doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Last month, a politician seeking for a mayoralty position was injured and died a few days after he was ambushed in the province of Surigao del Norte.
