Tourist Bus in Philippines capital Manila kidnapped: Eight hostages shot dead - dead kidnappers.
Twelve hours a hostage drama in Manila ended in a bloodbath: The perpetrator, and eight of his victims were killed, another hostage was treated after their liberation in a critical condition in hospital.
Security forces stormed the tourist bus, which the perpetrator, a former policeman who had brought in the morning in his power. On board were predominantly tourists from Hong Kong. At, tera gold, the time of police practices were still 15 hostages in the vehicle. The perpetrator was shot by a sniper.
Shortly before use, the man had shot at his prisoners, declared the police.
The 55-year old reportedly wanted to force the hostage-taking with his reinstatement in the police service. Nine hostages he let free in the afternoon,, gaia gold, the bus driver was able to flee a few moments before the storming of the vehicle.
According to the tour operator's Hong Thai Travel Services were at the beginning of the hostage drama in the morning 20 tourists - including three children - and a tourist guide from the Chinese Special Administrative Region of the bus. In the remaining, gaia gold, four hostages, it was Filipino.
The perpetrator was in his old police uniform, police said the bus driver asked for a ride and then explains, he would take the passengers hostage.
According to media reports accused was the former police officer in 2008 together with four other officials for extortion. A hotel manager had shown the police.
Manila's president Benigno Aquino said in its opinion on the approximately twelve-hour hostage the relatives of the eight victims his condolences.