An assassination attempt was made on the president, who declared the need to break with the United States and praised Putin
Last night, an explosion occurred near the motorcade of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on the island of Mindanao, as a result of which nine security personnel were injured. сообщает CNN.
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One of the victims is in critical condition. The President was not in the motorcade at the time of the explosion.
CNN suggests that the explosion is related to the activities of radical Islamist groups operating in the Philippines.
At the same time, the Philippine leader's relations with Western countries and primarily with the United States have recently become strained, which accuse him of excessive cruelty in the fight against drug traffickers. It got to the point that Duterte called Obama a “son of a bitch” and promised to curse him, after which the American president canceled a planned meeting with his Filipino counterpart.
Recently, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines praised his leadership qualities and added that Putin represents a great country at a meeting in Peru with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
He also said that the time has come to abandon the focus on the United States, pursue an independent foreign policy and strengthen cooperation with Russia and China.
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