Philippines' president-elect urges public to kill criminals
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Manila
THE Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte urged the public to join his anti-crime crackdown, offering people huge bounties for killing drug dealers.
His announcement late on Saturday came as other officials began paying bounties for slain suspected criminals in an apparent attempt to ride on Mr Duterte's success.
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