Monday, August 23, 2010

Travel News – Newsletter for August 23, 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010


Ex-policeman in Philippine capital holds tourist bus hostage with 26 aboard

Ex-policeman in Philippines holds tourists hostage

MANILA, Philippines – A dismissed policeman armed with an automatic rifle seized a bus in the Philippine capital Monday with 24 passengers, most of them Hong Kong tourists, in a bid to demand his reinstatement, police said.
Six hostages, including three children, were subsequently released, and appeared to be unhurt.
Police sharpshooters …. Source article  : Ex-policeman in Philippine capital holds tourist bus hostage with 26 aboard.

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