Philippine SWAT Team storm bus with hostages in Manila

[Liquigas]

Pinoy has the worst armed forces in SEA, so outcome is not totally unexpected. If the bus hijack incident were to happen in Sinkapore, quite sure our SAF Commandos will carry out the operation differently and with success. I am a layman but saw on tv that the men were using rifles for the rescue operation. Rifle obviously is not suitable because it hinders the movement of the soldiers...

 

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong woman who survived a siege on a Manila bus recounts how her husband charged the lone gunman, only to be killed. Another teenage survivor says she cowered for her life during the ordeal.

The two were among 15 tourists still aboard the bus as Philippine commandos undertook what police now acknowledge was a botched rescue.

"I can't bear this reality," said the middle-aged woman, identified as Ms Leung, half-choking on her grief as she spoke to Hong Kong's cable television. "I wanted to embrace my husband and die with him. But then I thought of my children."


Ms Leung also lost her two daughters in the gunfire -- Jessie, 14, filmed peeking through the bus curtains, and Doris, 21, who had been studying in Canada.

The sole remaining member of her family, her teenage son Jason, was in intensive care after undergoing brain surgery.

There were seven families in the 21-member tour group, including a tour guide, local media reported. They had been on a four-day package

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[ah_phah]

Probably because the passengers do not know how many of them there are and if they have more lethal weapons. They could also have threatened the passengers with bombs to blow up the plane.

Don't be totally fooled by that Ramseth's BS. I will admit the SIA case was a good result but whether it is very similar to this case is debatable.

the hijack at changi airport was a stunt performed by 4 hungry amateurs. the pinoy bus hijack was a 1 man show performed by ex pinoy police top brass. he has a good idea what his subordinates could have done to subdue him.

to compare the changi incident to the pinoy bus incident is like comparing YOG achievements to beijing olympic achievements.

 

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The coffins bearing the Hong Kong tourists who were killed in the bus hostage crisis three days ago lie inside the funeral parlor prior to being shipped to Hong Kong, in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010. The Philippines acknowledged "inadequacies" in handling a hostage crisis that killed eight Hong Kong tourists, as anger over the botched negotiations erupted Tuesday in Hong Kong with demonstrations and harsh words.​

 

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - AUGUST 24: Buddhist monks pray after a hostage stand-off that resulted in the death of 8 hostages and the gunman on August 24, 2010 in Manila, Philippines.​

 

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Relatives of the eight Hong Kong tourists who were killed in the tourist bus hostage crisis, kiss the ground near the bullet-riddled tourist bus during a Buddhist ceremony Tuesday Aug.24, 2010 at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. The Chinese authorities demanded answers from the Philippines on Tuesday after a 12-hour hostage drama in the heart of Manila ended with eight Hong Kong tourists and their Filipino hostage-taker dead following a day of botched negotiations.​

 

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(L-R) Hong Kong's Deputy Secretary for Security Ngai Wing-chit, Under Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok, China's Deputy Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong Gao Yuchen and China's Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao meet Philippine President Benigno Aquino (3rd R) at the Malacanang Palace in Manila August 24, 2010. The Philippines admitted on Tuesday it had bungled a hostage siege in which eight tourists were killed and which piled pressure on President Benigno Aquino to pull the country out of years of poor management and decline. There was anger in China and Hong Kong over the chaotic rescue and demands for a thorough investigation​

 

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Buddhist monks pray after a hostage stand-off that resulted in the death of 8 hostages and the gunman on August 24, 2010 in Manila, Philippines.​

 

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In this photo released by Government Information Services, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, second right, and other officials from the Hong Kong Correctional Services, observe one minute of silence to mourn Hong Kong victims of the hostage incident in Manila during an inauguration ceremony of Lo Wu Correctional Institution in Hong Kong Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010.​

 

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Protesters deface the entrance to the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong with placards and posters criticising the Manila police on August 24, 2010 a day after eight Hong Kong tourists were killed by a gunman in a dramatic bus hijacking in Manila.​

 

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Protesters stick notices over the seal at the entrance to the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong as they begin to deface it with placards and posters criticising the Manila police on August 24, 2010 a day after eight Hong Kong tourists were killed by a gunman in a dramatic bus hijacking in Manila.​

 

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A protester holds a photograph of a policeman using his finger as a make believe gun asking how the police can save people without guns, as people demonstrate at the entrance to the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong on August 24, 2010.​

 

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Nursing students watch as a Philippine National Police investigators examine a bullet-riddled tourist bus which was stormed by Police and SWAT members the night before to rescue hostages at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday Aug. 24, 2010.

Students pose for photographs near the damaged tourist bus involved in an armed hostage in Manila August 24, 2010.
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[SotongMee]

O yes, the highly-paid Pinoy veteran commandos are too fat to run and a big target for the M16-armed gunman.

So they sent their green horns on a mission for a quick promotion, if succeed.

I suspect those commandos are greenhorns, they were cowering too much in fear. A veteran commando team can complete the operation in 5 minutes.

 

[SotongMee]

What the ....? These Pinoys like tourists taking a photo for the holiday scrapbook!

Chey! Choy! Dai Gart Lei Si ! Tui NI Gor Chi Sin Lo ! Budoh ! Baka!

Nursing students watch as a Philippine National Police investigators examine a bullet-riddled tourist bus which was stormed by Police and SWAT members the night before to rescue hostages at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday Aug. 24, 2010.

Students pose for photographs near the damaged tourist bus involved in an armed hostage in Manila August 24, 2010.
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[Rogue Trader]

Pinoy has the worst armed forces in SEA, so outcome is not totally unexpected.

The pinoy army/marine is actually well respected in the region due to their jungle warfare experience against islamic separatists. SAF used to send regulars there for their ranger course.

 

[ah_phah]

Pinoy has the worst armed forces in SEA, so outcome is not totally unexpected. If the bus hijack incident were to happen in Sinkapore, quite sure our SAF Commandos will carry out the operation differently and with success. I am a layman but saw on tv that the men were using rifles for the rescue operation. Rifle obviously is not suitable because it hinders the movement of the soldiers...

quite obvious u've never been thru NS. the hijacker was armed with M16 (5.56mm caliber, optimal range 300m, maximum effective range ±400m). u use short arms to charge the bus, the hijacker will die laughing.

do not be disillusioned by the NDP propaganda, commandos r not trained for everything. they're just skirmish assigned with slightly more expensive modes of insertion. such shit jobs r exclusive for either SOF or STAR.

 

[Watchman]

the hijack at changi airport was a stunt performed by 4 hungry amateurs. the pinoy bus hijack was a 1 man show performed by ex pinoy police top brass. he has a good idea what his subordinates could have done to subdue him.

to compare the changi incident to the pinoy bus incident is like comparing YOG achievements to beijing olympic achievements.

Imagine YOG spend that much . Philippines created a crisis to get tourist and reporters over .

 

[Watchman]

Students pose for photographs near the damaged tourist bus involved in an armed hostage in Manila August 24, 2010.
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A Philippines YOG production !

 

[Watchman]

ya lah commandos are not superman . A veteran on the force is better than any rookie .