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Philippine mayor linked to drugs killed in raid: police

Published Sun, Jul 30, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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A PHILIPPINE mayor accused of involvement in narcotics trafficking was shot dead along with 14 other people in a police raid on Sunday - the latest official to die in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

Mr Duterte has singled out local officials, policemen and judges as part of a crackdown that has made him popular with many Filipinos but has been condemned by human rights groups and other critics.

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