THIS is the moment a man brazenly tries to assassinate his town mayor with an RPG in broad daylight. The horrifying early morning ambush occurred just after 6am, when Filipino mayor Akmad Ampatuan’s bulletproof SUV was pulling into a petrol station. AdvertisementLuckily for Mayor Akmad and his convoy, the bazooka missed its intended target. Speaking on Monday, Mayor Akmad claimed he was baffled over the assassination attempt as he “had no known enemies”. RECOMMENDED STORIESAdvertisementSouthern Philippines has long been plagued by political violence as corrupt local warlords entrench themselves using ill-gotten wealth and private armies.