Shooting in the Philippine Senate after a member incited an uprising against his arrest (opens in new tab)

Manila is on high alert after eyewitnesses reported bursts of gunfire inside the Philippine Senate. The incident is believed to have taken place around 14:00 CEST, as tensions were mounting between the government and the public over the imminent arrest of a senator at the request of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Senator Ronald dela Rosa, former head of the national police and enforcer of the bloody 'war on drugs' organised by former President Rodrigo Duterte (who is currently...