A viral video shows the moment a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) is fired at the convoy of a local mayor in the southern Philippines, striking his armoured vehicle and causing an explosion as the convoy moves on. Authorities later confirmed it was an assassination attempt, with the mayor surviving the attack. | The Fatu Network

RPG attack hits vehicle of Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan A suspected rocket-propelled grenade (RPG-7) attack targeted Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan on Sunday morning as he was heading home aboard a black vehicle in Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur. According to reports, 3 suspects were later killed in an armed encounter in Sitio 24, Barangay Meta, Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur, following a swift pursuit by authorities. | Global Daily Mirror

A terrifying assassination attempt straight out of an action movie has gone viral from the Philippines, where Mayor Akmad “Mitra” Ampatuan of Shariff Aguak survived a direct hit from a Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG). The ambush occurred on Sunday morning in Maguindanao del Sur when armed men in a minivan intercepted the Mayor’s convoy. CCTV footage captures the shocking moment a suspect steps out and fires the anti-tank weapon directly at the Mayor’s black Toyota Land Cruiser. Miraculously, the

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