Six die in family feud in Philippines

Six die in family feud in Philippines

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP): Six people have been killed in a violent family feud on the southern Philippine island of Sulu, the military said here on Friday.

Heavily armed men barged into the home of Saidan Tagayan in the town of Jolo on Thursday and began a shooting spree, instantly killing him, his wife, Hadja, and four other members of the household, including a police officer.

Brig. Gen. Antonio Santos, deputy commander of the military's southern command here, said marines had been sent to the area to join a police manhunt for the suspects.

The attack occurred hours after a homemade bomb exploded in front of a business establishment also in the same town. Nobody was hurt in the blast, and the military could not immediately say whether the two incidents were connected.