Philippine police ponder different tack in deadly drugs war


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Oct 2016

An investigator hold a tag at the site where a man was killed by unknown gunmen in Manila, Philippines early October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

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MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police commanders met on Tuesday to evaluate the country's war on drugs, the president's spokesman said, thrashing out what law enforcement sources have described as a shift in strategy to increase arrests and cut down on bloodshed.

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