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Philippine police kill 32 in bloodiest night of Duterte's war on drugs
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Philippine police kill 32 in bloodiest night of Duterte’s war on drugs
President urges officers to kill dozens of drug suspects every day after series of 67 operations in province north of Manila
Oliver Holmes and agencies in Manila
Wednesday 16 August 2017 15.48 BST
Police in the Philippines have killed 32 people in a series of raids near Manila, in the bloodiest night yet of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.
Supt Romeo Caramat said 67 police operations in various parts of Bulacan, a province north of the capital, had left 32 “drug personalities” dead and more than 100 others in custody.
“We have conducted ‘one-time, big-time’ operations in the past. So far, the number of casualties and deaths, this is the highest,” Caramat said at a news conference to publicise the raids.
“We wanted to shock and awe these drug personalities,” he said. “Other drug personalities will think twice before continuing with their drug trade.”
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President urges officers to kill dozens of drug suspects every day after series of 67 operations in province north of Manila
Oliver Holmes and agencies in Manila
Wednesday 16 August 2017 15.48 BST
Police in the Philippines have killed 32 people in a series of raids near Manila, in the bloodiest night yet of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.
Supt Romeo Caramat said 67 police operations in various parts of Bulacan, a province north of the capital, had left 32 “drug personalities” dead and more than 100 others in custody.
“We have conducted ‘one-time, big-time’ operations in the past. So far, the number of casualties and deaths, this is the highest,” Caramat said at a news conference to publicise the raids.
“We wanted to shock and awe these drug personalities,” he said. “Other drug personalities will think twice before continuing with their drug trade.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/16/philippines-police-bloodiest-night-duterte-war-drugs
