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Philippine casino gunman identified, not a terrorist: police

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The man who set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital that killed 37 people has been identified as a Filipino man with heavy gambling debts, and was not a terrorist, police said today.

"We reiterate that this is not an act of terrorism but this incident is confined to the act of one man alone," Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde told reporters.

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First Published: Jun 04 2017 | 10:07 AM IST

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