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A Philippine radio anchor was shot and killed while on a Facebook livestream

A policeman checks on the area where a radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his home-based station on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in this handout photo provided by the Calamba Municipal Police Station. The brazen attack was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook. (Calamba Municipal Police Station/via AP)

MANILA, Philippines — A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook.

The gunman gained entry into the home-based radio station of provincial news broadcaster Juan Jumalon by pretending to be a listener. He then shot him twice during a live morning broadcast in Calamba town in Misamis Occidental province, police said.

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