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.

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

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.

Guerrero said a pursuit operation was ongoing against the suspects.

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