Pubdate: Mon, 06 Jun 2016
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Copyright: 2016 Los Angeles Times
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A CALL TO ARMS BY PRESIDENT-ELECT

The president-elect of the Philippines has encouraged the public to 
help him in his war against crime, urging citizens with guns to shoot 
and kill drug dealers who resist arrest and fight back in their neighborhoods.

In a nationally televised speech late Saturday, Rodrigo Duterte told 
a huge crowd in the southern city of Davao that Filipinos who help 
him battle crime will be rewarded.

"Please feel free to call us, the police, or do it yourself if you 
have the gun - you have my support," Duterte said.

- - times wire reports
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