Deranged cop holds foreigners hostage, passengers said to be killed.
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[url]http://amazingfun.org/2010/08/23/dismissed-police-inspector-takes-tourist-bus-hostage-in-philippines[/url]
[quote]Manila, Philippines (CNN) — A
dismissed police inspector
demanding that his job be
reinstated took a tourist bus
hostage in Manila Monday
morning, police told CNN.
There were 25 people on the
bus, including 22 foreigners,
Manila District Police official
Rodolfo Magtibay said.
Magtibay said the dismissed
inspector, Rolando Mendoza,
wrote his demand on a board
and displayed it in the bus
windshield.
“We are optimistic that he will
eventually realize that what he is
doing is against the law and he
will submit to the authorities, ”
Magtibay told CNN.
Mendoza was wearing his
uniform and carrying a rifle
when he flagged down the
tourist bus and asked for a ride,
police spokesman Erwin
Margarejo told reporters about
two hours after the hostage
situation began.
Six hostages from Hong Kong —
three women and three children
— were released, Margarejo said.
CNN affiliate ANC later reported
that two additional hostages
were released.
Those still on board the bus were
calm, but confused, Margarejo
said. Around 2 p.m. (2 a.m. ET),
ANC showed images of signs
posted on the bus windshield
saying, “Big deal will start after 3
p.m. today” and “3 p.m. today
dead lock.”
But two hours later, there were
no outward signs that the
situation had changed.
Metro Manila Police Director
Leocadio Santiago said
Mendoza ’s family members had
also been speaking with him.
“As an individual, his reponses
so far have been very
reasonable and very
psychologically stable,” he said.
ANC also showed passengers
peeking out from behind
curtains of the parked bus and a
sign posted on the bus door
saying, “Big mistake to correct a
big wrong decision.”
Margarejo said negotiations
were continuing.
“The use of force is a last resort,”
he said.
Mendoza was dismissed a year
ago for misconduct unbecoming
a police officer, he said.
Police cordoned off the area
around the bus as they tried to
negotiate, and sharpshooters
were stationed nearby. Food
was delivered to the hostages
still on board.
[/quote]
TL:DR - Title explains all; at the moment there's a tense hostage situation involving a bunch of Chinese tourists and a dismissed officer who jacked the vehicle and held its occupants captive for nine hours.
If you think I'm going to copy paste that link into my URL bar and direct my browser to the site and then read the information on it, then you're seriously deluded. At the very least, give me a fucking hotlink (although I still won't click it). Even better, quote the article in the OP. Thanks.
In the News
In the news is up there.
Whoops, was on cellphone y'know.
EDIT: Some other dude already posted a similar thread: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?p=24286997#post24286997[/url]
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