Iloilo airport passenger shot after refusing to give up knife

Iloilo airport passenger shot after refusing to give up knife

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — A 54-year-old security guard was shot by police after allegedly resisting inspection and attempting to stab an officer at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan town on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 28. The incident occurred at about 4:44 p.m. on Wednesday, at the airport’s pre-departure area, according to a report from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO). Police identified the suspect as Roland B. Lañojan, a …

Passenger with ‘bladed weapon’ shot in chest at Iloilo Int’l Airport, says DOTr

A male passenger was shot in the chest by authorities at the Iloilo International Airport on Wednesday, the Department of Transportation's Office for Transportation Security (OTS) said.

Man wounded in Iloilo airport after allegedly attacking a cop, refusing to surrender bladed weapon

The Police Regional Office 6 confirmed a resisting arrest incident after a 54-year-old male passenger was shot at the pre-departure area of Iloilo International

Knife-wielding passenger shot at Iloilo International Airport

MANILA, Philippines — Police shot a Davao-bound passenger who allegedly brandished a knife on Wednesday at the Iloilo International Airport.Initial reports said security personnel detected a knife inside a passenger's string bag during a final X-ray screening in the pre-departure area on the second floor.When the passenger refused to surrender the weapon and lunged at responding airport police, officers were forced to discharge their firearms.Th…

ILOILO INT’L AIRPORT SECURITY BREACHED; Armed passenger slips through screening, shot by police at boarding area

ILOILO City — Security protocols at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo came under scrutiny after an armed passenger managed to reach the boarding area with a concealed knife, triggering a shooting incident that briefly disrupted airport operations late Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred at around 4:45 p.m. as passenger Ronald Lañojan, 50, a […]