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Surigao Norte mayor shot dead in party

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December 19, 2002 | 12:00am
A Surigao del Norte mayor was killed and two councilors were seriously wounded when a suspected communist hit man shot the local executive at close range during a Christmas party shortly before noon yesterday, the military said.

Lt. Col. Danilo Servando, Armed Forces spokesman, said Mayor Victor Elipe of Tagana-an town, was shot twice in the chest. Stray bullets hit councilors Alejandro Jusain and Salvador Casundo.

Servando said the victims were attending a Christmas party inside a multi-purpose hall in Barangay Azucena when the gunman casually approached and shot Elipe using a caliber .45 pistol. — Paolo Romero, Ben Serrano and Jaime Laude

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A SURIGAO

ALEJANDRO JUSAIN AND SALVADOR CASUNDO

ARMED FORCES

BARANGAY AZUCENA

BEN SERRANO AND JAIME LAUDE

DANILO SERVANDO

ELIPE

MAYOR VICTOR ELIPE OF TAGANA

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PAOLO ROMERO

SERVANDO
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