BusinessWeek, 24 Aug 2010
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The siege of a tourist bus in Manila was mishandled, leading to the deadliest attack on visitors in Philippine history, Tourism Minister Alberto Lim said.
Eight members of a Hong Kong tour group were killed after former police inspector Rolando Mendoza seized a bus carrying 25 people at around 10 a.m. yesterday to protest his dismissal on extortion charges. After initial success in negotiations to secure the release of hostages, with nine let go, Mendoza opened fire with an M-16 assault rifle around 7:20 p.m. and police stormed the bus about 20 minutes later. Full story
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