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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Lawyer Vidzfar Amil Julie, provincial election supervisor in Sulu, escaped death from an ambush on Saturday morning in Barangay Santa Maria, this city.

In a police report obtained by the Inquirer, Patrolman Joshua Amilhussin, investigator of the case, said the incident took place around 10:30 a.m.

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Julie, 51, was with his older brother, Nasser Asiri, 57, when attacked. Although he was unharmed, Nasser reportedly suffered a gunshot wound in the head.

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Both were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

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Police said the suspects, wearing black jackets with full-face helmets on, were on board a motorcycle.

After he was declared safe from harm, Julie took to social media to slam his attackers as “cowards” for not facing him squarely.

Data released by the BSP on Tuesday showed the public sector’s foreign borrowings from July to September this year went up by 36 percent from the $2.81 billion in the same period last year.

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