Student shot a classmate to death then killed himself at school in southern Philippines, mayor says

Manila: A high school student carrying two firearms shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in a high school in a university campus in the southern Philippines, an official and police said.

The shooting ⁠took place at a school attached to the Ateneo de ​Zamboanga University in the southern city of Zamboanga. The city's mayor ​Khymer Adan Olaso told DZMM radio both casualties were students and one was the shooter, who used a "high-powered firearm".

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The ​university's president Ernald Andal confirmed ⁠there was no ‌longer an active shooting and there ​were ​no additional fatalities or reported injuries.

"As of now, ⁠we confirm that there are two fatalities," ​Andal said.

Andal said ​the university was coordinating with authorities and would provide more details as information became available.

"We do not want any of these things to happen. We wish to prioritise the safety of all our ‌students," he said. It followed an attack at a public high school in June in Tacloban ​City in ​which at ⁠least three students were killed and about 20 others injured after two of their schoolmates opened fire on campus.

The shooting ​came less than 10 days after a high-profile incident in Thailand, where a student went on a shooting rampage at a school on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok.