2 dead in MSU Marawi robbery, fire

Oct 25, 2012 6:08 PM PHT

Rappler.com

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Two people were killed after a building inside the campus of Mindanao State University in Marawi City was robbed and burned down

MANILA, Philippines – Two people were killed after a building inside the campus of Mindanao State University in Marawi City was robbed and burned down on Thursday, October 25.

The 3-storey structure was housing a branch of the Land Bank of the Philippines and an Internet cafe, MSU alumnus John Louie Balagot told Rappler, citing sources on the ground.

Initial investigation showed robbery was the main motive in the incident.

MSU professor Othello Cobal, owner of the Internet cafe, was reportedly shot dead, and and a student, unidentified as of posting, was beaten up by suspected robbers.

The two victims were also burned in the blaze, Balagot said.

Earlier this month, the MSU College of Hotel and Restaurant Management was also burned in a fire. – Rappler.com