1 Korean killed, 3 injured in shooting rampage at Philippines casino
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Smoke rises from the Resorts World Manila complex early Friday in suburban Pasay city southeast of Manila, Philippines. Gunshots and explosions rang out early Friday at a mall, casino and hotel complex near Manila's international airport in the Philippine capital, sparking a security alarm amid an ongoing Muslim militant siege in the country's south. / AP-Yonhap
By Park Si-soo
A South Korean was killed and three injured in a shooting rampage at a casino complex in the Philippine capital of Manila, according to police Friday.
Thirty-six bodies were found inside Resorts World Manila after a masked man burst in with an automatic rifle and set fire to the building on Thursday night (local time), police said.
Dozens of others were injured in a stampede as people rushed to leave the casino, which is across a road from the Philippines' main international airport. The gunman was found dead in a hotel room inside the complex about five hours later.
Police said the man's motive was likely robbery and the incident was not terror related. According to Reuters, police chief Ronald dela Rosa told DZMM radio the gunman had not aimed his assault rifle at people at the complex during the hours-long drama and may have been trying to steal casino chips.