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Mayhem in Manila: 9 killed on hijacked tourist bus (AP)

August 23rd, 2010

Members of the SWAT teams prepare to assault the tourist bus seized by dismissed police officer Rolando Mendoza Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines. Police stormed the bus after shots were heard from the hostage-taker of 15 Chinese tourists and at least four of hte hostages crawled out of the back door. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - It looked like a hostage rescue in slow motion: Police creeping up on the bus with sledgehammers and smashing first one window, then another, then trying and failing to rip open the door.


Tags: hijacked, hostage rescue, Tourist, Manila, tourist bus, killed, slow motion, Mayhem

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