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Aug 18, 2026

Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed attack at Philippine school

A high school student wearing a body camera shot and killed a fellow student before taking his own life in a livestreamed attack at Ateneo de Zamboanga university campus in the southern Philippines. The suspect carried two pistols during the Tuesday incident.

Aug 18, 2026·3 sources

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▪Hundreds of students were evacuated from the Ateneo de Zamboanga University high school building after shots were fired on August 18, 2026.
▪In June 2026, a school shooting in Tacloban, Philippines, killed three high school students and injured at least 20 others, leading to the arrest of two students aged 14 and 15.
▪Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. stated that authorities are establishing the circumstances of the August 18, 2026 shooting and urged the public not to share unconfirmed reports.

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