Maguindanao del Sur’s vice mayor bet hurt in ambush
COTABATO CITY — A vice mayoral candidate in Maguindanao del Sur was injured in a gun attack by a still unidentified suspect about 9:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) reported.
Lawyer Mohammad Omar Samama, incumbent vice mayor of Datu Piang and son of Datu Piang Mayor Victor Samama, was attacked in Barangay Magaslong, along a busy street just a few kilometers from the town center.
He was about to host a medical mission program in the village, the UBJP said.
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Police reported that Samama was injured and was now undergoing medication in an undisclosed hospital in Maguindanao del Sur.
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