Italian missionary’s slay shocks Church
Lone gunman kills priest near convent
By Carlo Agamon, Jocelyn R. Uy, Williamor Magbanua
Inquirer Mindanao, Philippine Daily Inquirer

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In a broad daylight murder that stunned members of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as government officials, Italian missionary Fr. Fausto Tentorio—fondly known as “Father Pops”—was gunned down in a church compound in Arakan town while a flag-raising ceremony was going on nearby.

The gunman, wearing a crash helmet, casually walked to a motorcycle waiting near the Mother of Perpetual Help church compound and sped away with a companion, witnesses said.

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