Manila Hostage Crisis

The hijacker of a bus in the Philippines fired dozens of bullets from an assault rifle and two pistols while using his captives as shields during the siege's final moments, police said today.Ex-policemen Rolando Mendoza herded his terrified hostages to the rear of the bus while keeping commandos at bay with gunfire, according to results of a police...

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...

An angry ex-policeman hijacked a bus full of Hong Kong tourists in the Philippine capital, holding them for 12 hours, before a police raid that ended with eight hostages and the gunman dead.Local hospitals reported eight bodies of hostages were brought in, and police said the gunman himself had been shot dead by a marksman taking part in the police...

The hijacker of a bus in the Philippines fired dozens of bullets from an assault rifle and two pistols while using his captives as shields during the siege's final moments, police said today.Ex-policemen Rolando Mendoza herded his terrified hostages to the rear of the bus while keeping commandos at bay with gunfire, according to results of a police...

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...

An angry ex-policeman hijacked a bus full of Hong Kong tourists in the Philippine capital, holding them for 12 hours, before a police raid that ended with eight hostages and the gunman dead.Local hospitals reported eight bodies of hostages were brought in, and police said the gunman himself had been shot dead by a marksman taking part in the police...