Woman survives stray bullet hit

MANILA, Philippines — A woman survived after being hit by a bullet while walking home in Tondo, Manila Monday night, police said.

Superintendent Jemar Modequillo, commander of Station 2 of the Manila Police District, said that Andrea Javier, 23, was on her way home when she sustained a gunshot wound on her left thigh while standing at the corner of Kagitingan and Moriones Streets at 11 p.m.

He said that the culprits were two unidentified suspects on board a Honda Wave motorbike with plate number 5321-MT.

Javier was treated for her gunshot wound at the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center and has been discharged since.

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