Communist rebels in the Philippines killed five people this morning after ambushing a police convoy, an army spokesman said.
The rebels detonated an improvised landmine as the convoy was on the way to provide security to a candidate running for governor in elections next week.
Police said the level of violence remained low compared to previous political contests, even though 98 people had died in more than 110 election-related incidents of violence in the country.
In the 2004 presidential elections, 189 died.
