Philippine government convoy ambushed in same province as massacre . Maguindanao is part of an autonomous region in predominantly Muslim Mindanao , which was set up in the 1990s to quell armed uprisings by people seeking an independent Muslim homeland in the predominantly Christian Asian nation . Convoy was returning from raid on compound of former provincial governor . 57 people killed in Maguindanao in apparently politically-motivated attack . Comment:
Philippine government convoy ambushed in same province as massacre . Convoy was returning from raid on compound of former provincial governor . 57 people killed in Maguindanao in apparently politically-motivated attack . Comment: