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EXPLAINED: Philippines says us mid range missile system to be pulled out f771f968 808a 43c9 9b1c 13924c05933d - The Real Truth

US and Philippine Marines during Balikatan exercises in May (Credit: AFP)

A US mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines for annual joint military exercises -- to the annoyance of China -- will be pulled out of the country, a Philippine Army spokesman said Thursday.

The US Army said in April it had deployed the Mid-Range Capability missile system which can fire the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in the northern Philippines.

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