ZAMBOANGA CITY: Gunmen killed a young politician and wounded her husband and driver in an ambush that occurred ahead of village polls in the southern Philippines, officials said Saturday.
Officials said the Friday attack in Lanao del Sur’s Piagapo town killed the 28-year old Salma Abdurahman Sultan, a candidate in the October 28 elections. Her husband, Tagoloan Jakaria, 29, and their driver, Jainal Pacasum, were both wounded in the ambush, according to Captain Jefferson Somera, a regional army spokesman.
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