Catanduanes mayor’s van shot at, no one hurt—military
MANILA, Philippines — The vehicle of the incumbent mayor of Viga in Catanduandes was shot by an unknown attacker Monday afternoon, the military said in a report Tuesday.
Mayor Abelardo Abundo Sr., with his wife and some supporters, were aboard a dark blue Kia Pregio van on its way to his residence in Soboc village when it was hit with a single shot past 2p.m., said Major Angelo Guzman of the Army’s 9th Infantry Division.
A single shot of a caliber .45 was fired at the van, hitting the left window glass near the driver, straight through the dashboard and the windshield.
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No one was hurt in the attack, Guzman said.
The slug, meanwhile, was recovered near the driver’s seat.
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