Seven Die in Central Philippine Festival Shooting
At least seven people, including the police chief of the province of Aklan, were killed and 30 wounded on Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a religious festival in the central Philippines, police authorities said. The “Ati-atihan” festival in honor of Santo Nino, one of the most revered Roman Catholic icons in the Philippines, was stopped, turning merrymaking into mourning for the victims. “We’re still investigating the motive for the violent shooting,” said Edgardo Aglipay, the national police chief. Full Story