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7 killed in suspected drug-related feud in Philippines

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AP Manila
Last Updated : Dec 29 2016 | 2:13 PM IST
Philippine police say gunmen have shot dead seven people including three teens and a pregnant woman in what they suspect is a feud involving illegal drugs.
Chief Superintendent Roberto Fajardo said Thursday one of four suspects in the Caloocan city shooting has been arrested, pinpointed by a survivor of the attack.
Fajardo, the district police chief, says a group of young men were dancing in a house that is reportedly a drug den when gunmen barged in Wednesday night and started shooting.
The assailants then followed one of the men who fled to a nearby house, where a pregnant woman and her mother-in-law were killed.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been waging a brutal crackdown on drug users and dealers that has left thousands dead since June.

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First Published: Dec 29 2016 | 2:13 PM IST

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