Police were also investigating 1,067 other drug-related killings, Dela Rosa said, without giving details. The comments came a day after Duterte lashed out at the United Nations for criticizing the wave of deaths.
The United States, a close ally of the Philippines, expressed concern "about reports regarding extrajudicial killings of individuals suspected to have been involved in drug crimes" and urged Duterte`s government to ensure that law-enforcement authorities abide by human rights norms.
As recently as Sunday, the number of suspected drug traffickers killed in Duterte`s war on drugs had been put at about 900 by Philippine officials. But this number included people who died since Duterte won the May 9 presidential election.
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