Nearly three million people in the volatile Muslim-majority region of Mindanao in the Philippines are voting in a referendum which could see the region given greater autonomy.
They have been asked whether they back a plan by separatists to create a self-administered area known as Bangsamoro.
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The vote is a political solution to decades of fighting between Islamist separatists and the Philippine army
More than 120,000 people have died in the years of violence.
Final results are expected by Friday, and a “yes” vote is widely expected.
Source: Philippines holds autonomy referendum in restive Mindanao
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