Video shows Filipino mayor narrowly escaping RPG attack
www.usatoday.com
A mayor in the Philippines narrowly escaped death after officials say he was ambushed by a gang of assailants armed with a rocket launcher.

As the RPG is launched, another man in a red shirt is seen shooting an automatic rifle toward the mayor.

  • Maeve
    8·
    23 days ago

    Are you in the region? Can you give we unaware some background information on these events?

    • bleakoutlookOP
      3·
      23 days ago

      Just come across it by chance and share it since no one seem to have mentioned it. It is a rather usual since gang access to RPG really highlight local stability issues.

      • deathtoreddit
        2·
        22 days ago

        Honestly, I’m not bleakly surprised by this on its own (the Philippines, especially Mindanao, has a thing regarding death squads, whether used against insurgencies or political opponents)

        But I’m surprised it was a rocket launcher.