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Woman killed in motorbike ambush on Maguindanao bridge
Unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a couple in Pagalungan town, Maguindanao del Sur, fatally shooting the wife and critically injuring her husband. The attack occurred along a bridge in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
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A woman was killed and her husband seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting in Maguindanao del Sur on Tuesday. The couple was ambushed by two unidentified assailants riding tandem on a motorcycle as they traveled across a bridge in Pagalungan town, according to police authorities.
The victim was identified by Capt. Steffi Salanguit, a spokesperson for the Philippine National Police in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), as Colie Mar Fuscablo. Her husband sustained serious injuries in the attack and was treated for his wounds.
Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the shooting or identified the gunmen responsible. Police said the assailants fled the scene immediately after the attack. The incident marks the latest in a series of armed attacks in the volatile Mindanao region.
Authorities in BARMM have launched an investigation into the incident and appealed for information from witnesses who may have been present at the time of the ambush.