Philippine mayor survives daylight rocket ambush attempt (Full Transcript)
[00:00:00] Speaker 1: A mayor in the Philippines was attacked with a rocket launcher in broad daylight. This CCTV footage captured the moment when one of the attackers fired at the SUV carrying Mayor Ahmad Mitra Ampatuan, making it the fourth ambush attempt against him in recent years. It's been confirmed that the mayor survived the grenade attack. But, according to Philippines' GMA News, two of his security guards were injured. At least three of the attackers were killed by police, that's according to media sources.
- A rocket/grenade attack targeted Mayor Ahmad Mitra Ampatuan in daylight and was caught on CCTV.
- It is reported to be the fourth ambush attempt on the mayor in recent years.
- The mayor survived; two security guards were injured, per GMA News.
- Media sources report at least three attackers were killed by police.