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 MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police are investigating five U.S. Marines for allegedly raping a woman while in the country for counterterrorism exercises, officials said Thursday.
Philippine authorities briefly delayed the departure of a U.S. warship while searching for the five Marines, who were not allowed to leave the country as scheduled Thursday along with thousands of other American military personnel, said Zosimo Paredes, executive director of a government commission overseeing joint Philippine-U.S. military exercises.
The U.S. Embassy said the United States would fully cooperate with Philippine authorities in the matter.
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