Authorities in Manila, Philippines just wrapped up a news conference on the attack/robbery at the Resorts World casino.
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Security guards at the hotel shot and wounded the gunman before he set himself on fire:
Resorts World Manila Chief Security Officer: Security guards shot, wounded gunman LIVE https://t.co/CaczwF9CtH
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) June 3, 2017
Authorities released CCTV footage of the gunman entering the casino, setting fire to the casino tables and then stealing the chips:
BREAKING: CCTV footage shows gunman entering Resorts World LIVE https://t.co/CaczwF9CtH pic.twitter.com/4ngswiqdZv
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) June 3, 2017
BREAKING: CCTV footage shows gunman during Resorts World incident, setting fire to gambling tables LIVE https://t.co/CaczwF9CtH pic.twitter.com/u4z0yy1pep
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) June 3, 2017
BREAKING: Resorts World Manila Chief Security Officer: This establishes the angle of robbery LIVE https://t.co/CaczwF9CtH pic.twitter.com/qu110Qr6Mx
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) June 3, 2017
The gunman, however, has still not been identified:
NCRPO Chief Oscar Albayalde: DNA test needed to identify gunman LIVE https://t.co/CaczwF9CtH
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) June 3, 2017
And while the police are saying this wasn’t a terror attack:
NCRPO Chief Albayalde reiterates: Resorts World incident not a terror attack LIVE https://t.co/CaczwF9CtH pic.twitter.com/gVZ8P0rU0l
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) June 3, 2017
The country’s national security adviser, Hermogenes Esperon, is not ruling the possibility out:
“We are not discounting possibility of even a small-scale terror attack in Manila. That’s why security forces had been in high alert,” he said. “Let us be calm but at same time be alert, ready to help our security forces.”
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, contrary to what the police report:
ISIS claims Manila casino attack despite police denial https://t.co/VOmd9laioo pic.twitter.com/dxk90r2XzC
— WGAL (@WGAL) June 3, 2017
And some lawmakers aren’t buying the robbery story as well:
Philippines house speaker and ally of Duterte says Manila indident was terror attack, as #ISIS claimedhttps://t.co/bGQPM99zqr
— Guy Elster (@guyelster) June 3, 2017
Manila casino attack a 'lone-wolf' terror act says top Filipino lawmaker contradicting police's claim https://t.co/B80kCLK0hh
— IBTimes UK (@IBTimesUK) June 3, 2017
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