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AFilipino mayorescaped unharmed after an apparent rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on his convoy in broad daylight Sunday in the southern province of Maguindanao del Sur, authorities said.
The Philippine News Agency (PNA), the country’s state-run news outlet,reported thatMayor Akmad Ampatuan was inside a bulletproof vehicle when the attack occurred at around 6:30 a.m.
Video of the incident shows two men stepping out of a white van, one holding what appears to be an RPG and another carrying a gun.
One of the men thenlowers the launcherand aims it down the street.
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Authorities said Mayor Akmad Ampatuan was unharmed after an apparent rocket-propelled grenade attack on his vehicle on Sunday, Jan.25, 2026.(Credit: Shariff Aguak Municipality via Storyful)
He fires the weapon before jumping back into the vehicle, moments before a black SUV turns onto the road and isstruck by the blast.
PNA reported that the mayor’s backup vehicle, a pickup, was also hit by gunfire during the attack.
Police and military forceslater killed three suspected attackers in a pursuit.
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Authorities said Mayor Akmad Ampatuan was unharmed after an apparent rocket-propelled grenade attack on his vehicle on Sunday, Jan.25, 2026.(Credit: Shariff Aguak Municipality via Storyful)
The motive for the attack was not immediately known.
“The mayor is safe,” Anwar Kuit Emblawa, the mayor’s executive assistant, told the PNA.
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Two members of Ampatuan’ssecurity detailwere injured, though their wounds were not life-threatening.
The outlet said the mayor has survived two previous assassination attempts in the past five years.
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