3 killed, 15 wounded in gunfire ahead of historic Philippine regional election

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Gunfire erupted resulting in three deaths and 15 injuries hours before historic regional elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. The elections mark the first for the region's elected parliament after years of peace process efforts, highlighting continuing volatility and political conflict in the area.

Three people were killed and 15 others wounded as gunfire erupted hours before the polls opened on Monday in a semi-autonomous Muslim region of the Philippines set to choose its first elected parliament. The vote is the culmination of an on-off peace process that began in the late 1990s and established the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the country’s far south. Cotabato police chief Jibin Bongcayao said the shooting took place just before midnight as members of rival...