Gunfire kills 3 ahead of Bangsamoro's first parliamentary election

Gunfire erupted hours before polls opened in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, killing 3 and wounding 15, as rival groups clashed. The incident underscores security risks surrounding the region's first elected parliament, a milestone in a peace process dating to the late 1990s. The attack may signal spoiler efforts to disrupt the vote, though the full context remains unclear.