Tourist Bus Hijacking Bloody Tragedy Philippines

Tourist Bus Hijacking Bloody Tragedy Philippines ; Eight Hong Kong tourists were killed in the 12-hour hostage drama by former Philippine police Rolando Mendoza, Monday (23 / 8) night. The incident has tarnished the face of President Benigno Aquino III.

Aquino was disappointed over the handling apparatus in freeing 22 tourists in Hong Kong. At a press conference in Malacanang Palace, yesterday, Aquino said the government should be able to handle the situation better. "How can I be satisfied if there is a person who died? This is a tragedy, "said Aquino.

According to Aquino, he was assigned by the Department of Justice, Ministry of the Interior and Local Government to review all the circumstances surrounding the hostage crisis, which occurred in front of the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, where Aquino was inaugurated June 30.

China and Hong Kong's government condemned the handling of this issue and demanded a thorough investigation. Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Yang Jiechi called the Philippine Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo to demonstrate its concern over this incident. "The Government of the Philippine government of China requires a thorough investigation of this incident and to inform China detail the incident as quickly as possible," Yang said in a statement quoted by the ministry website, Monday night.

Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang mourned visible when speaking with journalists in Hong Kong, Monday night. He cited this incident as a great tragedy.

"This event is very sad and disappointing because Hong Kong citizens wanting to travel to Manila fun. But, this trip ended with their killed and wounded. This is very tragic. How to handle and and the result is also very disappointing to me, "said Tsang.

A spokesman for China's Embassy in Manila, Ethan Sun Yi, said it had chartered to bring home the victims. However, the family and the authorities will decide whether China is still only a few casualties or whether all the victims of injury and death which will soon be flown to Hong Kong.

Apparatus late for

10:15 pm Monday, Rolando Mendoza (55), boarded the bus carrying the tourists visiting historic sites. The man is married and has three children wearing uniforms and carrying rifles M16 pseudonym.

Mendoza then announced hostage a bus with 25 people in it. In the glass of the bus, Mendoza pressed paper, marked "a big mistake to correct a wrong decision. Large agreement will commence after three o'clock this afternoon. "

Initially, the rescue was going on peacefully. Mendoza freed nine hostages, three women and three children all of whom are tourists, an elderly man in Hong Kong, a Filipino photographer, and his assistant. While 15 other tourists and the bus driver still held hostage.

Police isolate the scene and brought food to the hostages. Fuel is also provided, so that the air conditioner (air conditioner), the bus did not die in the middle of the temperature reaching 32 degrees celcius.

However, the negotiations did not work properly. Mendoza signed a statement demanding that the case of an ombudsman who caused him to be fired will be reviewed. Mendoza demands are met. Unfortunately, sending notice of the ombudsman was several hours late due to traffic jam in Manila. When security arrived, Mendoza declined because time is no longer considered sufficient.

Former Chief of Police of Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim suggested that the regional police commander Leocadio Santiago Mendoza accommodate demand. "But the thing is, the guarantee is not given before the shooting began, which accelerated the attack happened," said Alfredo told DZMM radio, yesterday.

Mendoza brother who was also a policeman of Manila, Gregorio, asked to speak to her brother through the window of the driver. The situation got tense when Mendoza claimed unfairly removed. Mendoza angry and fired warning shots. According to chief of operations for Nelson Yabut rescue teams, police tried to climb the bus. Mendoza also opened fire on them, so that a police sniper wounded. One shot had triggered an automatic rifle fire barrage. Hostages soon becomes the target