Police killed the gunman who had taken hostage a group of Hong Kong tourists in Manila, a senior police official said.
“He is dead. He was forced to retreat to the front of the vehicle when the SWAT (special weapons and tactics police) team attacked from the back,” assault leader Superintendent Nelson Yabut told AFP.
The gunman, who was identified as sacked police inspector Rolando Mendoza, had seized the tourist bus on Monday morning in a desperate bid to get his job back.
Live TV shows several hostages coming out from the bus’ window.
Earlier, Radio Mindanao Network reported that a child was hit by a stray bullet as police started its assault on the hostage-taker.
Multiple gunshots were heard moments before the heavily-armed police approached the bus, parked in Manila’s historic tourist district.
Ten minutes after the police approached the bus, they still could not get inside. There were no clear signs of movement from within the bus.
The Filipino driver of the bus jumped out of a window and escaped just before police approached, with the scenes aired live on television.
The gunman, who took control of the bus almost 10 hours ago, said he had shot two of his captives and would kill the others if police did not meet his demands.
“I shot two Chinese. I will finish them all if they do not stop,” former senior police inspector Rolando Mendoza told the Radio Mindanao Network before police moved in on the vehicle and smashed its windows.
Shots were heard from the bus but it was not immediately clear if any of the hostages had been killed or wounded during the crisis, which has been played out live on national television.
The police at the scene started its assault on the hijacked bus at around 7:20 p.m.
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The gunman, who was identified as sacked police inspector Rolando Mendoza, had seized the tourist bus on Monday morning in a desperate bid to get his job back.
Live TV shows several hostages coming out from the bus’ window.
Earlier, Radio Mindanao Network reported that a child was hit by a stray bullet as police started its assault on the hostage-taker.
Multiple gunshots were heard moments before the heavily-armed police approached the bus, parked in Manila’s historic tourist district.
Ten minutes after the police approached the bus, they still could not get inside. There were no clear signs of movement from within the bus.
The Filipino driver of the bus jumped out of a window and escaped just before police approached, with the scenes aired live on television.
The gunman, who took control of the bus almost 10 hours ago, said he had shot two of his captives and would kill the others if police did not meet his demands.
“I shot two Chinese. I will finish them all if they do not stop,” former senior police inspector Rolando Mendoza told the Radio Mindanao Network before police moved in on the vehicle and smashed its windows.
Shots were heard from the bus but it was not immediately clear if any of the hostages had been killed or wounded during the crisis, which has been played out live on national television.
The police at the scene started its assault on the hijacked bus at around 7:20 p.m.
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