“Now my friends tell me that smoking doesn’t kill—that day, it saved my life.” CDNDigital
Last March 4 was one such day.
After a few minutes, he saw three vehicles arrive – a black Montero, a Pajero, and what looked like a green pick-up truck.As the cars stopped by the governor’s gate, several people in military uniform, all armed with high-powered assault rifles, got off the vehicle. All of a sudden, the sound of gunfire rang out inside the compound. He could hear people screaming in terror.Tepace suddenly found himself inside a drainage canal near where he parked his motorcycle.Although his head was still sticking out, he stayed in the canal, trembling while the gunfire was going on.Footage of a closed-circuit television from the scene eventually showed that the gunmen’s casual arrival, the firing, and their systematic departure all took place in less than a minute.
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