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A vice mayor in Maguindanao del Sur and one of his security aides were killed after they were ambushed on Friday afternoon.According to a report on "State of the Nation," South Upi Vice Mayor Roldan Benito, members of his family, and security detail were in a pick-up truck in Sitio Linao, Barangay Pandan when they were attacked.Benito's wife—a barangay chairperson—their child, and another security escort were wounded in the incident. Police are in pursuit of the suspects.
Authorities are conducting further investigation and an intensive manhunt to locate the suspects.South Upi Mayor Reynalbert Insular condemned the attack in a statement on Friday.“We are shocked and outraged by the brutal ambush that claimed the life of our beloved Vice Mayor Roldan M. Benito… This senseless act of violence against a committed public servant and his family has no place in our community, and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms,” said Insular.
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