Spokesman: Gardner, Duterte Talked Rights, Security

DENVER (AP) — A spokesman for Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner says the Republican discussed human rights and security issues during a meeting in the Philippines with President Rodrigo Duterte.
Spokesman Alex Siciliano also says Gardner left the country a day before an early Friday attack on a tourist resort near Manila’s international airport.
Duterte has been criticized for a brutal campaign, ostensibly directed at drug trafficking, that has produced thousands of deaths.
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