Fella fires a rocket launcher at mayor - and he had a few grenades tooHorrifying footage caught the exact moment Akmad Mitra Ampatuan's car was targeted by an attacker in broad daylight, barely managing to escape before it claimed his lifeView 4 Images All four suspects in the Akmad Mitra Ampatuan attack were killed by police (Image: Reuters )A mayor has narrowly cheated death after his car was targeted with a rocket launcher. ‌Akmad Mitra Ampatuan, mayor of the town of Sariff Aguak in the Philippines, was seen managing to avoid the attack, which involved a rocket launcher, as well as hand grenades. The attack took place in broad daylight, with dozens of witnesses seeing the SUV be targeted. The incident, which took place at 6am local time on Sunday morning (January 25), is believed to have taken place on the corner of a motorway on the Filipino island of Mindanao. The car had been driving on the road heading towards the headquarters of the provincial police office, based in Shariff Aguak when the attack took place.