Philippines election-massacre death toll rises to 46

Emergency rule was imposed on two Philippine provinces today as security forces found more bodies from one of the worst incidents of election violence in the nation’s history, taking the death toll to 46.

Philippines election-massacre death toll rises to 46

Emergency rule was imposed on two Philippine provinces today as security forces found more bodies from one of the worst incidents of election violence in the nation’s history, taking the death toll to 46.

Police and soldiers found another 22 bodies in a hillside mass grave, adding to the 24 near the scene of yesterday’s massacre in Maguindanao province.

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