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FOUND: Philippine vp duterte mastermind of assassination plot justice department f33a4e97 83fa 4949 acea 281c01074218 - What They Never Told You

Vice President Sara Duterte is being asked to explain herself after she said she had instructed that President Ferdinand Marcos be killed should an alleged plot to kill her succeed (Credit: AFP)

The Philippines justice department on Monday labelled Vice President Sara Duterte the "mastermind" of a plot to assassinate the country's president, giving her five days to respond to a subpoena.

Duterte is being asked to explain herself in the wake of a blistering weekend press conference where she said she had instructed that President Ferdinand Marcos be killed should an alleged plot to kill her succeed.

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