Gunman who fired shots inside Manila casino commits suicide: Philippine police

Philippine police said a gunman who fired shots inside an entertainment resort and casino in the capital, Manila, had committed suicide by setting himself alight.

By :  migrator
Update: 2017-06-02 02:17 GMT
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald Dela Rosa (C) gestures as he speaks

Manila

"Our assessment is he burned himself. He committed suicide," Oscar Albayalde, chief of the Manila police office, said in a radio interview.

The gunman burst into the casino, fired shots and set gaming tables alight in Resorts World Manila early today, sowing panic in a country on high alert after martial law was declared in the south, but police said the motive was likely robbery. 

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