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Three dead and eight injured in Philippines school shooting
The gunman is among the dead in what is the third school shooting in the country since June.
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A 16-year-old gunman has shot two students dead and injured eight others at a Philippine high school, before reportedly killing himself.
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.
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.
Classes have been suspended "in all levels in the entire municipality of Banga" due to the shooting, disaster management authorities said in a statement.