Harrowing video shows Filipino mayor miraculously survive rocket launcher attack — as one suspect remains at large

A mayor in the Philippines has escaped with his life after being ambushed by a gang of assailants armed with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), also known as a rocket launcher.

Horrifying footage of the attack shows a black Toyota SUV, carrying Mayor Akmad Ampatuan, pulling into a Caltex petrol station at around 6 a.m. on January 25.

Within moments, a man crouched behind a grey van across the street is seen launching the RPG, firing it directly into the SUV in the Shariff Aguak municipality of the Philippines.

A mayor in the Philippines has escaped with his life after being ambushed by a gang of assailants armed with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), also known as a rocket launcher. Shariff Aguak Municipality via Storyful Horrifying footage