Retaliation in Maguindanao mayor attack under probe; town top cop sacked

MANILA, Philippines — Police are investigating whether the attack on Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan was an act of retaliation, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. “The first angle we are looking at is local tension related to local politics, which may have resulted in the hiring of gunmen-for-hire,” PNP Public Information