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Election officer slain, another hurt in Zamboanga del Norte ambush

/ 10:26 AM June 10, 2022

Election officer slain, another hurt in Zamboanga del Norte ambush

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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur––An election officer was killed, while another critically injured Thursday in a gun attack in Piñan town, Zamboanga del Norte.

Maricel Adriatico Peralta, 45, election officer of Mutia town, died immediately, said Police Captain Pocholo Rolando Guerrero, town cop chief.

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Maritess Inding, 52, assistant election officer in Mutia, was being treated in a hospital, Guerrero added.

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Guerrero said police investigation showed that Peralta was driving her car and traveling with Inding when motorcycle-riding armed men shot them at 8:42 p.m. as they reached Lapu-Lapu bridge in Piñan.

Dr. Ricardo Awit of the Piñan Municipal Health Office pronounced Peralta dead.

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Guerrero said a pursuit operation was ongoing against the suspects.

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