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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jim Gomez and Namita Singh

Brutal Minecraft-style game banned in Philippines after police say it was school shooting suspect’s favourite

The Philippine authorities have temporarily blocked an online gaming app after a preliminary investigation found it was avidly played by a school-shooting suspect.

Three students were killed and 20 wounded in the shooting at San Jose National High School in central Tacloban city, southeast of Manila, on Monday. A pair of teenagers, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested over the attack.

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