New York Times: “The Senate of the Philippines was thrown into chaos Wednesday as what appeared to be gunshots were fired inside the chamber after a top ally of the country’s former leader said police were coming to arrest him.”
“At about 7:30 p.m. while the Senate was in session, a live broadcast from the capital, Manila, aired the sound of explosions and gunshots. It was not clear who fired the shots.”
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