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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A dismissed policeman armed with an automatic rifle seized a bus Monday in the Philippine capital with 25 people on board, mostly Hong Kong tourists. The gunman released nine of the hostages and demanded his job back to free the rest.
Police sharpshooters took positions around the white-blue-red bus, which was parked near a downtown Manila park. The road was sealed off as officers negotiated with the hostage-taker. Ambulances with stretchers and fire trucks were positioned nearby.
Hours after seizing the bus, he released two women, three children, a diabetic man and three Filipinos — including a tour guide and a photographer, police said. The Filipino driver was still on the bus together with 15 tourists.
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Wow! This is a pretty scary situation. According to CNN, 21 are from Hong Kong tourists in Manila. This is still ongoing. The bus driver just escaped from the bus. Police seem to be surrounding the bus very closely right now according to the video... Have no idea what is going on inside.
Needless to say, these tourists are not going to be speaking very highly of the Philippine when they get home.
The hostage taker is a former police officer who says he lost his job unfairly. Something tells me this is not going to help him get his job back or a pension.
Sure, he can tell them he understands the mind of a maniac in a hostage situation. :roll:
Humor is not really appropriate at a time like this...
It looks like 15 Hong Kong tourists are dead... The police are in the process of forcing their way on the bus.
The Metro Manila police director says that he has an M-16 and he sprayed the tourists with it... They are apparently either dead or have fatal injuries...
I responded to your statement, and I wasn't being funny.
Got a link?Humor is not really appropriate at a time like this...
It looks like 15 Hong Kong tourists are dead... The police are in the process of forcing their way on the bus.
The Metro Manila police director says that he has an M-16 and he sprayed the tourists with it... They are apparently either dead or have fatal injuries...
Got a link?
Awful.
He should have been killed by now.
Got a link?
Al Jazerra in English are live there.. other channels are wusses and have delayed if at all live coveraged.. just because there was a body hanging out the door at some point.
Al Jazerra in English are live there.. other channels are wusses and have delayed if at all live coveraged.. just because there was a body hanging out the door at some point.
Both CNN and a local Philippine station we get on satellite across the strait are both showing it live...
it appears to be over. but details are still sketchy
CNN International and Sky News and BBC cut away and started to send delayed because of the body. Al Jazerra in English did not.
CNN Hong Kong did not break away... we have seen it all...
Looks like it's over, the hostage taker is said to have been killed.
That's very unprofessional.
Graphic images should not be shown on international media when possible.
Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- At least seven hostages appear to have survived the 10-hour hijacking of a bus in the heart of the Philippines capital Monday, and the hostage-taker was shot dead, a CNN producer at the scene said.
Police said at least two hostages were killed on the bus, which had 15 hostages on board when police stormed it. Nine hostages and the driver had been released earlier. It was unclear if the other six are alive or dead.
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