Philippine newspaper columnist shot in face:
MANILA, Philippines—A veteran newspaper columnist in the Philippines was in a critical condition after he was shot in the face during a robbery on Sunday, police said.
Nixon Kua, 49, was "hit on the face and different parts of his body" by one of four gunmen who attacked him and his brother at an exclusive gated housing enclave near the capital Manila, police said in a statement.
His brother was also shot several times in the body, but was later proclaimed out of danger at a hospital.
The motive for the attack was unlikely connected to Kua's work as a journalist for tabloid Pilipino Star Ngayon, which is owned by one of the country's leading publishers, police said.
Kua...
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MANILA, Philippines—A veteran newspaper columnist in the Philippines was in a critical condition after he was shot in the face during a robbery on Sunday, police said.
Nixon Kua, 49, was "hit on the face and different parts of his body" by one of four gunmen who attacked him and his brother at an exclusive gated housing enclave near the capital Manila, police said in a statement.
His brother was also shot several times in the body, but was later proclaimed out of danger at a hospital.
The motive for the attack was unlikely connected to Kua's work as a journalist for tabloid Pilipino Star Ngayon, which is owned by one of the country's leading publishers, police said.
Kua...
Keep on reading: Philippine newspaper columnist shot in face
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