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Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 23rd Aug, '10, 20:17
by daffodil
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11055015
This is being played out live on the BBC right now, all gone very quiet from inside the bus, got to hope he hasn't carried out his threats.
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 23rd Aug, '10, 20:26
by Lili Von Shtupp
Oh, Man. Very sad for those people on that bus right now. Let's hope this guy gives in without hurting anybody.
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 23rd Aug, '10, 20:53
by daffodil
It's over - seems the hijacker has been killed, hostages being helped out of the bus.
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 23rd Aug, '10, 21:24
by Lichtgestalt
Sniper?
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 24th Aug, '10, 05:52
by Kooky
Unfortunately he wasn't the only one to be killed
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 24th Aug, '10, 07:05
by daffodil
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11066656
8 hostages dead, most news reports not too complimentary on the handling by the police. Very sad for the families of all concerned.
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 24th Aug, '10, 08:30
by Fat Bob
Great shots of the police hammering away at the back window...and the window holding. Bunch of fuckwits. Hardly shock and surprise. No wondeer half teh hostages died, whether it be the hostage taker or the police that killed them.
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 24th Aug, '10, 08:45
by Burbage
On the other hand, if hostages offer no protection then perhaps fewer hostage situations will occur in the future.
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 24th Aug, '10, 10:24
by daffodil
Fat Bob wrote:Great shots of the police hammering away at the back window...and the window holding. Bunch of ****. Hardly shock and surprise. No wondeer half teh hostages died, whether it be the hostage taker or the police that killed them.
The live footage of some of the so-called SWAT team laughing and joking following one of the failed attempts to take control of the bus must be such a comfort to the relatives of the hostages.
Utter shambles.
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 25th Aug, '10, 08:22
by Tas
what's the countdown as of today Daff?
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 25th Aug, '10, 12:51
by daffodil
354
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 25th Aug, '10, 13:47
by Tas
That's nearly 2 weeks down
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 9th Sep, '10, 21:24
by daffodil
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 10th Sep, '10, 04:55
by Kooky
Yes, read that elsewhere. This is the people that proudly posed for photos by the bus, after the event?
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 10th Sep, '10, 09:36
by Snaffled
"The Chinese embassy said in it expected the Philippines to come up with "a comprehensive and fair report, which tells the truth [and] upholds justice"."
That made me smile I have to admit. Like when the CCP lambast Japan for the Nanjing Massacre, conveniently forgetting that the CCP has murdered more Chinese people than any entity in history.
Re: Bus hijack in Manila
Posted: 10th Sep, '10, 11:15
by daffodil
The Govt is coming under huge criticism here for the entire fiasco - from the apalling handling of event itself, including the media joke, to the insensitivity of draping victims coffins in the Filippino flag, wrongly labelling the the indenties of the victims on the coffins sent back to HK.
Acquino's mettle is being tested and right now the pre-election concerns about him being honest but too weak for the job, are resurfacing.
Then again, Arroya and co were despised for being tough yet corrupt, the political situation in The Philippines, eh?!