Genie, did this happen anywhere near where you grew up?
Shariff Aguak Ambush: PH Mayor Attacked Using RPG And Survives - Now The Three Suspects Are Dead
'CCTV footage showed the suspects emerging from a van, one of them carrying an RPG,' said P/Capt. Steffi Salanguit
Three suspects have been killed following a brazen ambush on the convoy of Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan in Maguindanao del Sur, where attackers used a rocket-propelled grenade. The mayor escaped unharmed on 25 January thanks to his armoured
Toyota Land Cruiser, but two security escorts suffered injuries.
This marks the third assassination attempt on Ampatuan since 2014, highlighting ongoing security issues in the southern
Philippines. Authorities swiftly pursued the assailants, recovering weapons including the RPG launcher.
Details of the Attack
The ambush occurred at around 6:30 a.m. in
Barangay Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, as Ampatuan returned home from the local market in his black bulletproof vehicle. A white minivan approached the two-car convoy near the municipal hall, and two armed men disembarked. One fired an improvised rocket-propelled grenade directly at the mayor's Land Cruiser, causing smoke and damage but failing to halt it.