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Now Playing: Science in Action - BBC Listen: Hot tags: , Husband shoots wife, lawyer dead in courtroom Posted November 15, 2007 20:46:00 An angry husband has shot dead his estranged wife and her lawyer in a Philippines courtroom after the woman filed a suit to have their marriage annulled, police said. Alan Tubale, 53, pulled out a gun and fired on Lolita Tubale, 51, and her lawyer, Rebecca Basas, 57, as they waited for the hearing to start, said Senior Inspector Jan Dale Sulit of the Las Pinas district of Manila. The suspect fled and police have launched a manhunt. Investigators could not say how Tubale was able to sneak a gun into the courtroom. The background to the case is not known. Divorce is illegal in the Philippines, prompting many couples to have their marriages annulled instead. - AFP Tags: , Search for news Top Stories Just In Site Map Sections Media Subscribe Contact Us Contribute This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)