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3 killed in Cotabato ambush

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Three people, including two minors, were killed in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Carmen town in Cotabato yesterday morning.

Norman Makasasa, his four-year-old son and nine-year-old nephew were on a motorcycle when the assailants waylaid them along the highway in Barangay General Luna, according to a report of the Carmen police.

The victims died while being treated in a nearby hospital where they were rushed by emergency responders and barangay officials for treatment of gunshot wounds.

The gunmen fled before responding police officers arrived at the scene of the crime.

The victims were residents of Barangay Pangangan in Aleosan town, located 50 kilometers away from Carmen.

The victims were reportedly headed to Carmen to visit relatives.

Police have yet to determine the motive for the killing.

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