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The two deceased victims were 14-year-old pupils at a school in Banga in the southern province of Mindanao, the local mayor told the BBC.<\/p>\n
Albert Palencia said four of the injured were in critical condition.<\/p>\n
The education department said in a statement it was “deeply concerned” by the reported incident which took place on Friday afternoon at Banga National High School.<\/p>\n
This is the third deadly school shooting in the Philippines since June this year.<\/p>\n
“Our immediate priority is the safety and well-being of our learners, teachers and school personnel,” the education department said, adding it was coordinating with authorities to verify the incident and provide necessary support.<\/p>\n
“We urge everyone to remain calm and refrain from sharing unverified information as authorities continue their investigation.”<\/p>\n
Palencia told Reuters news agency that during a lunchtime conversation on Friday, the gunman had urged friends to go home “because after lunch, [he would] be executing [his] plan”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“His friends laughed because the shooter was a known joker,” Palencia told the news agency.<\/p>\n
“After lunch, he started shooting students. He hit 10 students before killing himself.”<\/p>\n
Classes have been suspended “in all levels in the entire municipality of Banga” due to the shooting, disaster management authorities said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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