RPG attack hits vehicle of Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan A suspected rocket-propelled grenade (RPG-7) attack targeted Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan on Sunday morning as he was heading home aboard a black vehicle in Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur. According to reports, 3 suspects were later killed in an armed encounter in Sitio 24, Barangay Meta, Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur, following a swift pursuit by authorities. | Global Daily Mirror

A viral video shows the moment a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) is fired at the convoy of a local mayor in the southern Philippines, striking his armoured vehicle and causing an explosion as the convoy moves on. Authorities later confirmed it was an assassination attempt, with the mayor surviving the attack. | The Fatu Network

25K views · 272 reactions | A small group of armed assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at the vehicle of Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan in Barangay Poblacion. The mayor escaped uninjured from the ambush on his two-vehicle convoy, but two of his escorts were wounded. Three alleged ambushers were killed during a pursuit operation by a joint police-Army team. #Philippine #mayor #attack #rocket #RPG #news | Phoenix TV English | Facebook