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One aid worker wounded in Iligan City

Iligan City, Lano del Norte, Philippines International NGO
1 wounded

A female national staff member was a victim of robbery in Iligan city (Philippines) while withdrawing cash from the ATM machine. She was hit in the face 4 times, resulting in a hematoma, and stabbed with an ice pick or screwdriver twice in the stomach. No internal organs were damaged but one of the wounds needed stiches. She was released from hospital the next day. Means of attack recorded as bodily assault. Context individual attack. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 2660.

People involved

No names have been released for this case.