3 dead in Philippines school attack

Dunya News

Three people are killed after a man goes on a stabbing spree in an elementary school attack in the southern Philippines. Relatives mourn a victim of an elementary school attack in the southern Philippines. An ex convict went on a stabbing spree at the school, killing a 12 year old student, a teacher, and a 64 year old guardian before himself dying at the hands of an angry mob. A schoolgirl witness described the terrifying scenes in her classroom.A survivor, Liza said, Our teacher was stabbed. She suddenly fell over and vomited blood. The assailant went up to the washroom. I was there and he was bedside me. He was holding a knife. He told town officials that if they did not leave, he would kill us inside. Police said the suspect casually entered the school campus and barged into this classroom and stabbed the teacher in the chest. The attacker - recently released from jail after serving over 25 years for rape - was reported to be mentally unstable. Villagers responded to the attack before police arrived at scene, stoning the assailant to death.