[Report] According to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) on the 17th, according to the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines, two Japanese men were shot dead in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on the evening of the 15th local time. The Japanese Embassy issued a reminder that Japanese citizens have recently been subjected to armed attacks in the local area, and called on Japanese expatriates to be vigilant.
According to reports, these two Japanese men were shot dead after getting off a taxi. According to the video from the scene, two suspected gunmen fled the scene on motorcycles. The Philippine police are currently investigating the whereabouts of the suspects.
The Tokyo Broadcasting System said that local residents told the media that the gunmen “ambushed for two hours” at the location before the attack. Filipino media reported that the gunmen took away the belongings of the deceased before fleeing.