Shooting in the Philippine Parliament

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Updated 14.55 | Published 14.21

 

TPhilippine troops on site inside the Senate building in Pasay, Manila in the Philippines. Photo: Aaron Favila /AP/TT

Several shots were reportedly fired inside the Philippine Senate building in the capital. The extent of the damage is not known.

The parliamentarian and former police chief Ronald Dela Rosa has sought refuge in the building since Monday. Dela Rosa risks being arrested and taken to the Netherlands as he is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

Several journalists were in the building when the shooting took place. Within a few minutes, armed soldiers were reported to have rushed out. No one has been arrested. Dela Rosa's whereabouts are unknown.

A trial has already been underway at the ICC against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose government Dela Rosa was a part of. Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity and has been in custody in the Netherlands since his arrest in March last year.