Congressional staff member killed.Manila: The chief-of-staff of a Congressman, who is allied with President Gloria Arroyo, died an hour after he was ambushed by unidentified gunmen near his home in suburban Quezon City. Robert Delano, chief-of-staff of Congressman Manuel "Way Kurat" Zamora, died at 9.45am (local time) after doctors failed to extract a bullet from his chin, said Dr Bonnie Chua of Delgado Clinic on Kamuning Road. Doctors had revived him for 45 minutes before he was declared dead, said Dr Chua, adding that Delano had a zero pulse rate pulse rate n. The rate of the pulse as observed in an artery, expressed as beats per minute. and dilated dilated a state of dilatation. dilated cardiomyopathy see congestive cardiomyopathy. dilated pupil syndrome see feline dysautonomia (Key-Gaskell syndrome). pupils when bystanders brought him to the emergency section of the hospital in the morning. Armed men shot at Delano as soon as he entered a blue sports utility vehicle sports utility vehicle sport n → véhicule m de loisirs (de type SUV) sports utility vehicle n (esp US) → fuoristrada m inv (SUV), bearing a Congressional registration number. The vehicle was parked in the garage inside Delano's residence on Kamuning road, eyewitnesses said. The armed men pumped bullets into the front side of the driver's seat. One bullet hit Delano on the chin, investigators said. Delano's daily routine was to pick up Congressman Zamora from the latter's home, before proceeding to the House of Representatives together. "He had no known enemies and rivals," said Zamora, adding : "I don't think I was the target. Had that been the case, why did they [the gunmen] not allow him to meet me? The authorities have launched a manhunt man·hunt n. An organized, extensive search for a person, usually a fugitive criminal. manhunt Noun an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive Noun 1. for the killers. Rivalry among politicians is a known cause of political killings in the country. Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 2007. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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