# Two killed as gunman opens fire at Philippines high school, official says

https://mins.news/en/item/24727

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 02:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/two-killed-as-gunman-opens-fire-at-philippines-high-school-official-says?traffic_source=rss

> A gunman opened fire at a high school in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga, killing at least two people, a local official said. The mayor said both casualties were students and included the gunman. Police were securing the campus; witnesses identified it as Ateneo de Zamboanga High School and said the suspect was a Grade 7 student.

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