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Philippine police kill 13 drug suspects in day-long raids

AP

Philippine police said they killed 13 drug suspects and arrested more than 100 suspected dealers and criminals in 24 hours of raids in a province with a record of bloody crackdowns. The suspects were killed in gunbattles with police in a city and eight towns in Bulacan province just north of Manila, said police Senior Superintendent Romeo Caramat Jr. More than 70 raids were launched in Bulacan yesterday, leading to the arrests of 109 people, including 92 suspected drug dealers and users, he said.