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Excerpt | Recalling Mumbai's Last Hostage Situation From 2008 - When A Gunman Took Over A Bus
On October 27, 2008, at around 10:30 am, the news trickled in that a double-decker BEST bus numbered 332 had been hijacked at Kurla.
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Mumbai gunman wanted to take on Raj Thackeray, claims father
Two years after 25-year-old Rahul Raj was shot dead in a BEST bus at Andheri, his father Kundan Raj Prasad is a furious man seeking to quash all rumours surrounding his son's death.Bihar resident Rahul Raj had taken a BEST bus (no 332) hostage at Andheri on Oct 27, 2008. He was armed with a pistol and said he wanted to kill MNS chief Raj Thackeray....
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Philippines bus hostage was mishandled by cops
The Philippine justice chief said on Thursday she'll recommend criminal and administrative charges against about 10 officials, police officers and journalists over last month's killing of eight Hong Kong tourists in a botched hostage rescue that outraged China. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said the identities of those to be charged, details...
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Hong Kong: Philippines bus hostage survivor returns
An injured survivor of the Philippines bus hostage drama in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed returned to the territory on Thursday to continue medical treatment.Jason Leung, identified by Canadian media as a Canadian citizen, had been hospitalised in Manila after surgery on a head wound.He was taken by ambulance to Manila airport on Thurs...
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Hostage tragedy: Hong Kong bans travel to Philippines, China demands probe
A day after the Philippines bus hijacking crisis killed eight people, all Chinese tourists from Hong Kong, China has demanded a probe into the incident.Meanwhile, Philippines' National Police Director General called for a thorough investigation into the incident after his men faced flak for their response to the hostage drama. In Hong Kong a "black...
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Ex-policeman in Philippines holds tourists hostage
A dismissed policeman armed with an automatic rifle seized a bus in the Philippine capital Monday with 24 passengers, most of them Hong Kong tourists, in a bid to demand his reinstatement, police said.Six hostages, including three children, were subsequently released, and appeared to be unhurt.Police sharpshooters took positions around the white-bl...
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Excerpt | Recalling Mumbai's Last Hostage Situation From 2008 - When A Gunman Took Over A Bus
On October 27, 2008, at around 10:30 am, the news trickled in that a double-decker BEST bus numbered 332 had been hijacked at Kurla.
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Mumbai gunman wanted to take on Raj Thackeray, claims father
Two years after 25-year-old Rahul Raj was shot dead in a BEST bus at Andheri, his father Kundan Raj Prasad is a furious man seeking to quash all rumours surrounding his son's death.Bihar resident Rahul Raj had taken a BEST bus (no 332) hostage at Andheri on Oct 27, 2008. He was armed with a pistol and said he wanted to kill MNS chief Raj Thackeray....
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Philippines bus hostage was mishandled by cops
The Philippine justice chief said on Thursday she'll recommend criminal and administrative charges against about 10 officials, police officers and journalists over last month's killing of eight Hong Kong tourists in a botched hostage rescue that outraged China. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said the identities of those to be charged, details...
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Hong Kong: Philippines bus hostage survivor returns
An injured survivor of the Philippines bus hostage drama in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed returned to the territory on Thursday to continue medical treatment.Jason Leung, identified by Canadian media as a Canadian citizen, had been hospitalised in Manila after surgery on a head wound.He was taken by ambulance to Manila airport on Thurs...
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Hostage tragedy: Hong Kong bans travel to Philippines, China demands probe
A day after the Philippines bus hijacking crisis killed eight people, all Chinese tourists from Hong Kong, China has demanded a probe into the incident.Meanwhile, Philippines' National Police Director General called for a thorough investigation into the incident after his men faced flak for their response to the hostage drama. In Hong Kong a "black...
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Ex-policeman in Philippines holds tourists hostage
A dismissed policeman armed with an automatic rifle seized a bus in the Philippine capital Monday with 24 passengers, most of them Hong Kong tourists, in a bid to demand his reinstatement, police said.Six hostages, including three children, were subsequently released, and appeared to be unhurt.Police sharpshooters took positions around the white-bl...
