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20 hours ago: from gmanews 7: 

“2 killed in UP-Diliman campus buy-bust operation xxx Published September 25, 2016 9:39am

       “A suspected drug pusher and his companion were killed early Sunday after an encounter with policemen in a buy-bust operation in Brgy. UP Campus, Quezon City.

      “Citing police information, GMA News reported that the wounded suspects were rushed to the East Avenue Medical Center but they succumbed to gunshot wounds. xxx Police said the target of the operation was alias “Lupa” while authorities have yet to determine the identity of his companion.

       “Police Supt. Wilson Delos Santos said that officers of the Anti-Illegal Drugs Unit of the Quezon City Police District Station 9 were about to conduct a buy-bust operation at the Arboretum Forest when the firefight erupted.

      “Alias Lupa had agreed that he would sell P500 worth of shabu to a poseur buyer and one civilian until he realized that the transaction was a police operation. xxx He and his companion attempted to escape on a motorcycle but policemen caught up with them.

       “Police said the target suspect, who was on a drug watch list, had surrendered under Oplan Tokhang.

       “A caliber .45 and caliber .38 pistols and the getaway vehicle were recovered at the firefight scene. —Joseph Tristan Roxas/LBG, GMA News”

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