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Philippine authorities arrest more than 400 people in suspected cybercrime hub; Malaysians among people held

MANILA, Philippines (AP): More than 400 people, half of them from China, were arrested by Philippine authorities in a raid on a suspected online gambling and scam hub in a busy commercial district in the capital, officials said Thursday.

The 401 detained included 207 Chinese and 132 Vietnamese nationals who were arrested in a condo building in Pasay city on Wednesday night. 

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