Moro Islamic Liberation Front troops with posters of presidential candidate Leni Robredo in Maguindanao, on April 23, 2022. - AFP
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP): Nine people were wounded when five grenades exploded outside a polling station in a restive region of the southern Philippines hours before voting began in national elections, police said Monday (May 9).
Elections are a traditionally volatile time in a country with lax gun laws and a violent political culture, but police said this season has been comparatively peaceful.
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