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Hostage Taking At Quirino Grandstand Updated With Video

Hostage Taking At Quirino Grandstand Updated

August 23, 2010- The Philippines is faced again with another crisis. A former 10 outstanding policeman of the Philippines awardee, Captain hostaged a tourist bus containing Hong Kong nationals. The hostage started at 7 AM in the morning and is still in progress this time, 8:30 PM. The hostage taker, Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza told the media the reason for hostaging- his dismissal from the service due to robbery extortion charges.

After hearing 4 to 5 gunshots from inside the bus, the driver of the bus was able to escape and eventually told the police authorities that all people inside the bus were already killed. Police authorities then tried to penetrate the bus by breaking the windows and using the emergency door of the bus as entry point but to no avail because the hostage taker shoots at every police who attempts to go inside the bus.

Just now 8:55 PM, the bus was already penetrated by the police and currently saving the hostages. There seems to be people who are alive. Paramedics are on stand by and the hostage victims are said to bring the victims to the Ospital Ng Maynila.

Here is the collection of videos regarding the hostage taking at Quirino Grandstand.

Watch the videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFkonAIDDJM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEHg_b8ELgM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S4aMsz083k

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