Polls open in Philippine Muslim enclave after deadly shooting
- On Sunday night, gunfire erupted near a polling center at Datu Usman Mampen Elementary School in Cotabato City, killing 3 people and wounding 15 others hours before the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections began Monday.
- Cotabato police chief Jibin Bongcayao stated the violence began when rival political factions jostled for position in the voting queue, escalating from a physical altercation into a shooting incident.
- Among the three killed was 88-year-old Edar Kasan Andog, while police recovered empty shells from.45-caliber and.9mm pistols at the scene.
- Response teams including the Marine Battalion Landing Team arrived at the site as authorities continue investigating the circumstances to identify those responsible.
- The historic vote marks the culmination of the decades-long peace process, with security forces deploying more than 20,000 personnel across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region to safeguard the election.
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Three people were killed in a shooting that occurred outside a school converted into a polling station in Cotabato City, Philippines.
A shooting occurred near a polling station in Bangsamoro County, Philippines, just hours before the polls opened. Police said the incident started from a queue-jumping dispute before escalating into a gunfight.
Three dead, 15 wounded in gunfight in southern Philippines. At least three people were killed and 15 others were wounded in a gunfight in the southern Philippines on Sunday, in an autonomous region with a majority Muslim population, where the first round of local elections is being held today, after decades of war between the authorities and separatists. The vote after decades of war The vote is the culmination of an intermittent peace process …
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Several Injured in Shooting at Central Pilot Elementary School Polling Place in Cotabato City
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Screenshot Several people were injured after a shooting was reported at a polling place inside Central Pilot Elementary School in Cotabato City, Philippines, according to local media reports. Video: Several Injured in Shooting at Central Pilot Elementary School Polling Place in Cotabato City https://t.co/qINx0RuRZX pic.twitter.com/b72mmIPEz0—…
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