Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says

Authorities say a high school student carrying two pistols shot and killed a fellow student before killing himself in an attack in a high school campus in the southern Philippines. (Produced by Elaine Carroll) Authorities confirm two fatalities at a high school in southern Philippines on Tuesday. Security guards keep watch as vehicles exit the Ateneo de Zamboanga University following a shooting incident in Zamboanga, southern Philippines Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo) A guard secures an area at the junior high school building on the Ateneo de Zamboanga University campus following a shooting incident in Zamboanga, southern Philippines Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo) Vehicles exit the Ateneo de Zamboanga University following a shooting incident in Zamboanga, southern Philippines Tuesday, Aug. It was the second fatal school shooting in the country in just two months.

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