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Philippine man kills 8 in shooting spree

Sun May 18, 2008 9:20pm EDT
MANILA, May 19 (Reuters) - A Philippine man sprayed houses in a town outside Manila with bursts of automatic weapon fire killing eight people, several of them children, police said on Monday.

They said the man, who was apparently intoxicated, escaped after the shooting on Sunday in the town of Calamba.

At least six people were wounded, police said. (Reporting by Manny Mogato; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan and Sanjeev Miglani)


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