Live
- Roads blocked with containers, army called in as Pakistan seals capital Islamabad ahead of PTI protest
- ISL 2024-25: NorthEast United forward Alaaeddine Ajaraie named Player of the Month
- MahaYuti’s landslide win a major boost to make Maharashtra a $1 trillion economy
- Regional parties will continue to be future of Indian politics, says BRS
- Most Americans not aware that alcohol ups cancer risk: Survey
- Bengal bypolls: Trinamool Congress sweeps up all six Assembly constituencies, Mamata thanks voters (4th Lead)
- BJP wins five Rajasthan bypolls seats, Congress one
- VHP's 'Sant Samavesh' discusses Waqf issue, religious conversions, autonomy for temples
- Famous Chinar boat race organised in J&K's Dal Lake
- Entire Maharashtra behind PM Modi: Devendra Fadnavis
Three killed, one injured in Philippine shootout
A shootout erupted between police officers and alleged gunmen in South Cotabato in the southern Philippines, killing three armed men and injuring a policeman, police said Wednesday.
Manila: A shootout erupted between police officers and alleged gunmen in South Cotabato in the southern Philippines, killing three armed men and injuring a policeman, police said Wednesday.
Police Major Rick Medel, municipal police chief of Polomolok town where the clash broke out on Tuesday afternoon, said police went to a village after residents reported the presence of armed men in their farms.
He said the gunmen opened fire at the police upon their arrival, sparking a shootout, Xinhua news agency reported.
One gunman was arrested, while four others managed to escape, he said, adding that an investigation is underway.
Medel said police recovered two carbine rifles, one M16 rifle, a caliber .45 pistol, and ammunition at the clash site.
