Philippine High School student kills classmate, then shoots self

Two students were killed, including the shooter, in a shooting at a high school attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University in the southern Philippines.

In Short

• Student brings high-powered firearm
• Opens fire at fellow student at Philippines school
• Then he shoots himself; both die

Two people were killed in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Tuesday and the situation was now under control, officials said, in the second such incident in the country in nearly two months.

The shooting took place at a school attached to the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in the southern city of Zamboanga. The city's mayor, Khymer Adan Olaso, told DZMM radio both casualties were students and one was the shooter, who used a "high-powered firearm".

The university's president, Ernald Andal, confirmed there was no longer an active shooting and there were no additional fatalities or reported injuries.

"As of now, we confirm that there are two fatalities," Andal said. "There are no more active shooters."

Andal said the university was coordinating with authorities and would provide more details as information becomes available. "We do not want any of these things to happen. We wish to prioritise the safety of all our students," he said.

It followed an attack at a public high school in June in Tacloban City in which at least three students were killed and about 20 others injured after two of their schoolmates opened fire on campus.

The shooting came less than 10 days after a high-profile incident in Thailand, where a student went on a shooting rampage at a school on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok.

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