Manila Bus Seige.

[MonkeyHanger]

It seems a sacked Police Officer has taken hostage a bus full of Tourists in Manila. Half-arsed Police operation underway and the nut-job has just opened up with an M16!

Live on various News Channels now.

[Driller]

Useless fkers! They've had 10 hours to come up with a plan and in addition they are all cowards.

Should be getting a chain around that door not a but of rope and enter at several points at the same time. Where are the smoke/stun grenades?

Terrible for the families involved see this shinnanigans unfold.

[phumy]

What a waste of space this so called "SWAT" team are FFS, they cant get on a facking bus.....

[sussexjob]

Gunman Says All Hijacked Bus Hostages Dead


Last Updated 13:20 23/08/2010
Looks a mess according to :Tom Bonnett, Sky News Online
A sacked policeman who hijacked a tourist bus in an attempt to get his job back has reportedly screamed "all the hostages are dead" after police tried to get on board.

Former Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, 55, had threatened to kill all the tourists if police approached the vehicle.

Television pictures showed dozens of officers surrounding the bus and trying to smash their way inside with sledge hammers.

The shots came after police shot the bus tyres to immobilise it.

Mendoza said two of the tourists from Hong Kong had been killed. At this, police tried to storm the bus.

Officers crouched with their guns held in the air before while others made an attempt to get on board.

Then at least 30 shots were heard Radio Mindanao Network reported Mendoza screaming "all hostages are dead".

[ADEuk]

Worse than useless. One of them threw his sledge hammer in the bus instead of breaking the door. Making at right pigs ear of it

Edited by ADEuk on Monday 23 August 13:37

[phumy]

I bet they pull the door off then they'll be frightened to get on board....

[Driller]

I'm watching on Rai news and there's now a dead body hanging out the front door. Don't know of it's the gunman.

Edited by Driller on Monday 23 August 13:46

Edited by Driller on Monday 23 August 13:49

[MonkeyHanger]

Oh they're happy to approach now everyone on board is dead.

[phumy]

I cant see a body hanging out of the door, i saw the coppers leg it out of the back door just now

[MonkeyHanger]

phumy said:

I cant see a body hanging out of the door, i saw the coppers leg it out of the back door just now

There was definitely a body hanging out of the front door.

[Driller]

phumy said:

I cant see a body hanging out of the door, i saw the coppers leg it out of the back door just now

You're watching on censored BBC, they have a 30 sec delay and cut accordingly. The Italians are not so subtle on their news.

[phumy]

But the front doors are still shut and havent been opened yet, the rope snapped on the attempt to open them. The BBC and CNN would have said a body has been seen, but they aint said anything.

[ADEuk]

They showed it on CNN too

[MonkeyHanger]

ADEuk said:

They showed it on CNN too

CNN definitely showed a still shot of it.

[ADEuk]

More hostages coming out, why was the driver saying they were all dead?

[phumy]

What channel are you lot watching or have you been drinking.....?

[MonkeyHanger]

phumy said:

What channel are you lot watching or have you been drinking.....?

CNN/SkyNews/France 24 here.

[ADEuk]

CNN, 607 on virgin

[Driller]

ADEuk said:

More hostages coming out, why was the driver saying they were all dead?

Let's hope the maximum got out alive. Cadavers being taken out now, what a dreadful affair.

[phumy]

Somehow i dont think the Chinese authorities are going to be too impressed with the outcome of this, especially after the ask the police not to intervene in this way.