Two More Men Killed in Ambush in Maguindanao del Sur
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- Ebrahim Mamalinta and his relative, Marquez Mamalinta, died after gunmen ambushed them while they were riding a motorcycle in Paglat, Maguindanao del Sur.
- Police, local officials and Moro community leaders are working to identify the attackers, while relatives said an old grudge may have motivated the assault.
Two Moro men were killed instantly after gunmen ambushed them while they were riding together on a motorcycle in a residential area of Barangay Campo, Paglat, Maguindanao del Sur, on Monday afternoon.
The victims were identified as Ebrahim Mamalinta and his relative, Marquez Mamalinta. Both suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Their attackers fled immediately on a getaway motorcycle, leaving the two men on the ground.
Captain Steffie Salanguit, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, told reporters about the attack an hour after it happened. Investigators from the Paglat Municipal Police Station are working with local executives and Moro datus to identify the killers and bring them to justice.
Relatives told reporters they believed the ambush could be linked to an old grudge between the two men and their attackers. They did not provide further details.
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