August 23, 2010 --- another tragic day for the Philippines. A hostage crisis started early morning today and, after almost 12 hours, had a violent and tragic ending.
A dismissed Police Officer, Rolando del Rosario Mendoza, took hold of a tourist bus which had 22 Hongkong nationals and 3 Filipinos on board. The dismissed policeman was demanding for reinstatement in the police force after claiming that he is innocent of the case being charged against him in the Office of the Ombudsman. After almost 12 hours of negotiations, the hostage situation ended with at least 8 people including the hostage-taker dead.
You can read more stories on the following links:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100823-288424/Hostage-taker-killed-as-drama-ends
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/23/10/bus-driver-escapes-claims-hostages-all-dead
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