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Philippine radio anchor shot dead while on Facebook livestream

A policeman, left, inspects the area where a radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his home-based station in Calamba town in Misamis Occidenta province, southern Philippines, Nov. 5, 2023. [AP Photo]

A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook.

The gunman gained entry into the home-based radio station of provincial news broadcaster Juan Jumalon by pretending to be a listener. He then shot him twice during a live morning broadcast in Calamba town in Misamis Occidental province, police said.

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