Manila police have stepped up intelligence gathering to thwart terrorists who are planning to assassinate Pope Francis.

The pontiff, who is arriving in Manila on January 15 next year, is expected to sleep at the Papal Nunciature on Taft Avenue that is under the jurisdiction of Malate Police Station 9.

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