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ZAMBOANGA CITY - (Daywire/05-22-07) Three persons were slightly injured in two simultaneous grenade explosions that rocked Lamitan City, Basilan island Monday night, officials said. The attack, which authorities believed to be election related, occurred near a school where canvassing of votes from Sumisip were conducted. -30-

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PRESS RELEASE ZAMBOANGA CITY (PAZ/05 May 07) - - A Leading peace advocate in this port city challenged political leaders who will soon start a new term of office after the recent elections "to get serious about the peace agenda of the people, especially the dreams of children for a peaceful Mindanao." Speaking at the opening last Monday afternoon of the 4th South Central Mindanao Interfaith Conference, Peace Advocates Zamboanga (PAZ) president Fr. Angel Calvo told the participants how the city's interfaith movement presented an action agenda for peace to local candidates during the recent elections. The Inter-Religious Solidarity Movement for Peace (IRMSP) in a candidates' forum it sponsored here earlier this month called for a greater, more pro-active and positive response by the local government to Mindanao's peace process, Fr. Calvo said. The World Vision Development Foundation is holding the four-day conference among some 80 leaders of grassroot