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Duterte apologizes for Holocaust remarks

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Jews worldwide Oct. 2 after he drew comparisons between his bloody anti-drug war and the Holocaust.

In a Sept. 30 speech, Duterte said his critics portrayed him as "a cousin of Hitler." Moments later, he said, "Hitler massacred 3 million Jews ... there's 3 million drug addicts. There are. I'd be happy to slaughter them." Historians say 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.

After international criticism, Duterte apologized "deeply to the Jewish community." (AP)

比大統領、ホロコースト発言を謝罪

フィリピンのロドリゴ・ドゥテルテ大統領は10月2日、自らの麻薬撲滅対策をホロコーストになぞらえたことについて、ユダヤ人社会に謝罪した。

The Japan Times ST: October 14, 2016