Manila casino gunman steals gambling chips and sets himself on fire

Local police say the gunman - who escaped after stuffing his bag full of gambling chips and torching tables - has killed himself

Emergency services attending scene of blasts and gunfire in Manila

Manila's police chief says a man who burst into a casino with an assault rifle, torched tables and stuffed a bag with gambling chips has killed himself.
The Resorts World building in the Philippines capital went into lockdown after the sound of gunfire and explosions sent crowds fleeing shortly after midnight on Friday.
The attack was initially feared to be an act of terrorism, with security forces currently battling Islamic State militants in the south of the country.
The group was quick to claim that its "lone wolf soldiers" had carried out the assault.
The gunman initially managed to get away, with police saying he could have been helped by that fact smoke had obscured CCTV cameras.
US President Donald Trump said he was monitoring the "terrorist" attack.
However, Manila's chief of police, Oscar Albayalde, later ruled out a terror motive and revealed that the gunman had killed himself.
"It's either he lost in the casino and wanted to recoup his losses or he went totally nuts," said Mr Albayalde.
Police said the gunman had gone into a room at the Maxims hotel, which is connected to the casino, and set himself on fire on the bed.
A bag of gambling chips worth around £175,000 was found in the toilet.
Philippines national police chief Ronald dela Rosa described the man as "white with a moustache".
Mr dela Rosa told local media that the lone gunman had not shot at people but instead headed straight towards the room where the gambling chips were kept.
"We cannot attribute this to terrorism," said Mr dela Rosa.
"We are looking into a robbery angle because he did not hurt any people and went straight to the casino chips storage room."
A guard was shot in the attack but survived and about 70 others suffered mainly minor injuries as they ran to escape.
"I live right behind Resorts World... and you can see the smoke and hear gunshots and people are shouting at each other," one witness said in a video posted on Facebook during the attack.
The complex includes four hotels, casinos, a shopping centre, cinemas, restaurants, clubs and a theatre.
The Philippines has been on heightened alert amid a crisis in the south of the country, where militant violence has left at least 171 people dead.

James Agustin @_jamesJA
@dzbb May ilang tao na makikitang lumalabas mula sa Resorts World Manila sa Pasay. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/SQO9VjnqWL 

James Agustin @_jamesJA
@dzbb May usok din na makikita mula sa gusali ng Resorts World Manila. @dzbb pic.twitter.com/FLBpdBptoG
6:57 PM - 1 Jun 2017


The country's president, Rodrigo Duterte, imposed martial law last week across the region after Islamist rebels went on a rampage through the city of Marawi.
He said may need to extend martial law across the rest of the country if the terrorism threat spread.



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