Western Mail

Go to hell, Duterte tells ally Obama

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THE President of the Philippine­s has hit out at ally Barack Obama in his latest tirade against the US over its criticism of his deadly anti-drug campaign.

During a speech, Rodrigo Duterte told the US President “you can go to hell”, while also lashing out at the European Union – another critic of the campaign – as he said the 28-nation bloc “better choose purgatory, hell is filled up”.

The President, who took office in June, has been sensitive to criticisms over his anti-drug fight, which has left an estimated 3,000 suspected drug dealers and pushers dead in just three months, alarming human rights watchdogs. The tough-talking former city mayor has had an uneasy relationsh­ip with the US and Mr Obama.

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