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Duterte Brags About Drug War After Deadliest Day Yet

"That's beautiful."

Thirty-two people were slaughtered during a 24-hour police operation that started Tuesday, marking the deadliest day in the Philippines ongoing drug crackdown. President Rodrigo Duterte hailed the costly exercise as "beautiful," and urged his police force to keep the executions up.

"That's beautiful," Duterte said, speaking in the capital, Manila. "We just kill another 32 every day, maybe we can reduce what's wrong in this country."

Human rights monitors said that Duterte's latest display bolstered the case for prosecuting him for crimes against humanity. Meanwhile, rights groups also warned that the ruthless tactics used in the Philippines may be spreading to nearby Indonesia.

The 67 raids in the Bulacan province of the Philippines killed dozens and resulted in 109 arrests, and police seized 234 grams of methamphetamine, 786 grams of marijuana, assorted firearms, grenades and ammunition, police Senior Superintendent Romeo M. Caramat Jr. told a press conference on Wednesday.

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