Philippines:10 dead in election day violence, VCMs stolen

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At least 10 people died across the Philippines in election day violence on Monday, as gunmen attacked polling stations, ambushed vehicles and stole vote counting machines, police said.

Election watchdog group Kontradaya said that it has received “numerous” reports of errors in VCMs in the first hours of polling day, The Philippine Star reports.

Authorities described the violence as isolated incidents and said the overall conduct of the elections was peaceful.

In the worst attack, seven people were shot dead in an ambush before dawn in Rosario, a town just outside of Manila known for political violence.

http://atimes.com/2016/05/philippines-vote-counting-machines-fail-in-first-polling-hours/