Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte likens himself to Adolf Hitler, wants to kill millions of drug users

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated October 1 2016 - 3:13pm, first published September 30 2016 - 5:58pm
The body of one of the three men slain. According to people living in the area there was a gun battle for approximately one hour.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
The body of one of the three men slain. According to people living in the area there was a gun battle for approximately one hour. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Three men arrested at the scene where three men were killed in a drug related killing in Caloocan, Manila, Philippines.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Three men arrested at the scene where three men were killed in a drug related killing in Caloocan, Manila, Philippines. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The body of one of the alleged drug dealers in Manila, Philippines.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
The body of one of the alleged drug dealers in Manila, Philippines. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Manila: Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has likened himself to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in the latest of a series of rash outbursts that are alarming his country's allies in Asia, including the United States.

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