Duterte's plane departs UAE for Rotterdam after arrest

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The plane that transported former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte from Manila to Dubai has departed for Rotterdam after a stopover. Flight tracking shows it took off from Al Maktoum International Airport on Wednesday. Duterte was arrested under an International Criminal Court warrant related to his drug crackdown. It is unclear if he remained on the aircraft during the flight. Duterte's lawyers have filed a petition for his return to Manila, where he was arrested on Tuesday.


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