Two unidentified men were shot dead by police near Palanca Street in Manila聽on Wednesday聽night.
Reports said the police, on their way back to the police station from conducting anti-drug campaign visits in the neighborhood, encountered three suspicious looking men along a narrow street near Quiapo.
The police shot at them after one of the men reached for his gun.
Two were killed on the spot while the third one escaped.
A caliber .38 revolver was recovered from the scene.
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