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| Canadian 'opens fire' in Philippine court | Canadian 'opens fire' in Philippine court |
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| A Canadian man has opened fire in a Philippine court, killing two people and wounding another, reports say. | A Canadian man has opened fire in a Philippine court, killing two people and wounding another, reports say. |
| The incident took place in Cebu city on Tuesday morning. Reports say the man was facing charges of malicious mischief filed by his neighbours. | The incident took place in Cebu city on Tuesday morning. Reports say the man was facing charges of malicious mischief filed by his neighbours. |
| A doctor and his lawyer were killed and a prosecutor wounded, local reports say. | A doctor and his lawyer were killed and a prosecutor wounded, local reports say. |
| The 65-year-old Canadian national was then shot and is reported to have died in hospital. | |
| One report said that the doctor shot dead was a complainant in the case. | One report said that the doctor shot dead was a complainant in the case. |
| "We are investigating how the suspect managed to bring in the gun," regional police chief Marcelo Garbo told local radio. | "We are investigating how the suspect managed to bring in the gun," regional police chief Marcelo Garbo told local radio. |
| It is not clear whether the Canadian man shot himself or was shot by police, or both. | |
| The shooting comes amid a debate in the South East Asian nation over gun control after a series of recent shootings, including one earlier this month that left seven people dead. | |
| Police figures show there were 1.2 million registered firearms in the Philippines last year, and about half that number again of unlicensed weapons, AFP reports. | Police figures show there were 1.2 million registered firearms in the Philippines last year, and about half that number again of unlicensed weapons, AFP reports. |